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23 Cottage Close, Ratby, Leicester, LE6 0XY

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
103 m²
1108 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 23 Cottage Close

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

23 Cottage Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Ratby, Leicester, Leicester (LE6 0XY). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1108 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2010) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from January 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since August 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 103 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–1998, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £276,000 sits 294.6% above the 1998 sale of £69,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£63/sq ft) was about 68% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2007.

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

  • Bedrooms3
Before you decide

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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
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Energy

Energy performance

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

23 Cottage Close'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Jan 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Cottage Close, Ratby, Leicester, LE6 0XY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Apr 2007
    Amendment
    In report

    CHANGE OF USE TO PRIVATE GARDENS

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    07/00249/COU
    View planning record

What's in 23 Cottage Close, Ratby, Leicester, LE6 0XY's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

23 Cottage Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).

Current estimate

£276,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 3 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1998)

£69,950

Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 August 1998Most recent

    £69,950

    +12.8%over 2 years
  2. 23 November 1995

    £62,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE6 0XY: £240,000 (2024–2023).

On the street

Versus other Cottage Close homes

Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

23 Cottage Close is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£680

Street avg £2,728

Strongly below

Floor Area

103 m²

Street avg 78 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 3.2 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 23 Cottage Close

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

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
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
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.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Main Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Ratby Primary School. 7 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full 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 LE6 0XY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LE6 0XY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.5dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE6 0XY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

48.5dB

Low
55 dB
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 23 Cottage Close, Ratby, Leicester, LE6 0XY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.