Honey Pot Cottage, Stanford Road, Swinford, Lutterworth, LE17 6BJ
About Honey Pot Cottage
Honey Pot Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Swinford, Lutterworth, Lutterworth (LE17 6BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (March 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 98 m² it sits well below the postcode median (217 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£441/sq ft) was about 92.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2024 at £465,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
- OutbuildingsYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Honey Pot Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Honey Pot Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£476,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 28 years.
£465,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
2 December 2024Most recent
£465,000
+17.7%over 3 years9 February 2021
£395,000
+60.6%over 10 years17 June 2010
£245,950
+9.3%over 6 years2 September 2003
£225,000
+60.8%over 3 years8 December 1999
£139,950
+18.6%over 2 years24 April 1997
£118,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE17 6BJ: £800,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in LE17 6BJ
Maple House, Stanford Road, Swinford, Lutterworth, LE17 6BJ
Sold Feb 2025
£1,000,000Field House, Stanford Road, Swinford, Lutterworth, LE17 6BJ
Sold Jul 2022
£740,000Stanford View, Stanford Road, Swinford, Lutterworth, LE17 6BJ
Sold Sept 2021
£900,000Willow House, Stanford Road, Swinford, Lutterworth, LE17 6BJ
Sold Oct 2019
£800,000Avon View, Stanford Road, Swinford, Lutterworth, LE17 6BJ
Sold Mar 2017
£700,000
Versus other Stanford Road homes
Honey Pot Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,745
Street avg £2,881
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 205 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.0 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Chequers — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Swinford Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB







