7 Cork Lane, Glen Parva, Leicester, LE2 9JR
About 7 Cork Lane
7 Cork Lane is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Glen Parva, Leicester, Leicester (LE2 9JR). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 99 m² it's 20.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 14 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £242,000 sits 86.2% above the 2015 sale of £130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£122/sq ft) was about 43.8% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in September 2015.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
7 Cork Lane 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
7 Cork Lane has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 7 Cork Lane, Glen Parva, Leicester, LE2 9JR
- Nov 2021ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Two storey side and rear extensions and single storey rear extensions
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/0892/HH
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMar 2022Decision
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Sales history & valuation
£242,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£130,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 September 2015Most recent
£130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE2 9JR: £275,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in LE2 9JR
28 Cork Lane, Glen Parva, Leicester, LE2 9JR
Sold Dec 2024
£290,0009 Cork Lane, Glen Parva, Leicester, LE2 9JR
Sold Jul 2020
£275,00022 Cork Lane, Glen Parva, Leicester, LE2 9JR
Sold Feb 2020
£220,0001 Cork Lane, Glen Parva, Leicester, LE2 9JR
Sold Jan 2020
£290,00028b, Cork Lane, Glen Parva, Leicester, LE2 9JR
Sold Aug 2018
£260,000
Versus other Cork Lane homes
Price per m² for 7 Cork Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,313
Street avg £2,603
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.4 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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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
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Glenville Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Glen Hills Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB







