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3 Cobbett Road, Thorpe Astley, Braunstone, Leicester, LE3 3RB

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
111 m²
1195 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 72
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 3 Cobbett Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

3 Cobbett Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Braunstone, Leicester, Leicester (LE3 3RB). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The latest certificate is from April 2014, 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.

Last sale on file: £287,000 in October 2019. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £377,000 is 31.4% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£240/sq ft) was about 81.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Private gardenFront and rear
  • GarageYes

Building

  • Central heatingYes
  • Previously extendedYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

3 Cobbett Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Apr 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.3 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Cobbett Road, Thorpe Astley, Braunstone, Leicester, LE3 3RB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 3 Cobbett Road, Thorpe Astley, Braunstone, Leicester, LE3 3RB

1decisions1extensions6documents4nearby
  1. Jul 2021
    Garage ConversionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    First floor side extension, garage conversion into the habitable room with pitched roof to front

    Extension
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    21/0473/HH
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 3 Cobbett Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£377,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£287,000

Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 October 2019Most recent

    £287,000

    +16.0%over 3 years
  2. 26 February 2016

    £247,500

    +19.0%over 8 years
  3. 12 July 2007

    £208,000

    +96.2%over 8 years
  4. 26 February 1999

    £106,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE3 3RB: £215,450 (2023–2014).

On the street

Versus other Cobbett Road homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

3 Cobbett Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,586

Street avg £1,921

Strongly above

Floor Area

111 m²

Street avg 111 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.3 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Strongly above
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Leicester district page.

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

7/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Darien Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Kingsway Primary School. 18 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE3 3RB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LE3 3RB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE3 3RB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.2dB

Low
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60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 3 Cobbett Road, Thorpe Astley, Braunstone, Leicester, LE3 3RB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.