16 Cottesmore Avenue, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 4SX
About 16 Cottesmore Avenue
16 Cottesmore Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in Oadby, Leicester, Leicester (LE2 4SX). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in August 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £377,000 sits 335.8% above the 1997 sale of £86,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£103/sq ft) was about 54.2% below the postcode norm. At 78 m² it sits well below the postcode median (139 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenWrap around
- GarageYes
- LandYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Planning history
16 Cottesmore Avenue has an approved side extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 16 Cottesmore Avenue, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 4SX
- Sept 2007ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side of property
Erection of conservatory to side
Extension- Reference
- 07/00414/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 16 Cottesmore Avenue was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£377,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£86,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 August 1997Most recent
£86,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE2 4SX: £412,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in LE2 4SX
6 Cottesmore Avenue, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 4SX
Sold Mar 2024
£435,0004 Cottesmore Avenue, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 4SX
Sold Apr 2022
£620,00011 Cottesmore Avenue, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 4SX
Sold Dec 2019
£270,00010 Cottesmore Avenue, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 4SX
Sold May 2018
£275,0001 Cottesmore Avenue, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 4SX
Sold Nov 2017
£412,000
Versus other Cottesmore Avenue homes
Price per m² for 16 Cottesmore Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,109
Street avg £2,649
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 134 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Grange Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Woodland Grange Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB

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