7 Cottesmore Avenue, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 4SX
About 7 Cottesmore Avenue
7 Cottesmore Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Oadby, Leicester, Leicester (LE2 4SX). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1912 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in June 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 178 m² the property is well over the postcode median (136 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £490,000 is 44.5% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£177/sq ft) was about 25.7% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
7 Cottesmore Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Apr 2019
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 15 April 2019
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Planning history
7 Cottesmore Avenue has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 7 Cottesmore Avenue, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 4SX
- May 2006ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of conservatory to rear
Extension- Reference
- 06/00184/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ConservatoryAug 2015Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£490,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£339,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 June 2009Most recent
£339,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE2 4SX: £370,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in LE2 4SX
8 Cottesmore Avenue, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 4SX
Sold Jan 2025
£370,0006 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
£275,000
Versus other Cottesmore Avenue homes
7 Cottesmore Avenue is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,909
Street avg £2,629
Floor Area
178 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
910/mo
Falling 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

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB







