Church Cottage, Walcote Road, South Kilworth, Lutterworth, LE17 6EE
About Church Cottage
Church Cottage is a detached house in South Kilworth, Lutterworth, Lutterworth (LE17 6EE). It has a recorded floor area of 188 m² (around 2024 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 188 m² the property is well over the postcode median (141 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition, a loft conversion and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £767,500 in December 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Church Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at Church Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Oct 2024DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Demolition of the existing garage and a two storey side extension, in addition to new dormers on the existing second floor (revised scheme of 22/02100/FUL)
- Agent
- Tim Adams Architects Limited
Extension- Documents
- 27 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00760/FUL
- Jan 2024Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for rear flat roof dormer on the second floor
- Agent
- Tim Adams Architects Limited
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/01595/CLU
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Church Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£814,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£767,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 December 2021Most recent
£767,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE17 6EE: £207,500 (2023–2001).
Nearby sales in LE17 6EE
Meadow View, Walcote Road, South Kilworth, Lutterworth, LE17 6EE
Sold Aug 2023
£265,000Field View, Walcote Road, South Kilworth, Lutterworth, LE17 6EE
Sold Jul 2009
£135,000Sideways Cottage, Walcote Road, South Kilworth, Lutterworth, LE17 6EE
Sold May 2004
£207,500Glebe House, Walcote Road, South Kilworth, Lutterworth, LE17 6EE
Sold Aug 2002
£326,000Firbank, Walcote Road, South Kilworth, Lutterworth, LE17 6EE
Sold Feb 2001
£137,000
Versus other Walcote Road homes
On epc rating, Church Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
188 m²
Street avg 136 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Post Office — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
South Kilworth Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB







