23 Cottage Close, Ratby, Leicester, LE6 0XY
About 23 Cottage Close
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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Jan 2020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
Planning history
- Apr 2007AmendmentIn report
CHANGE OF USE TO PRIVATE GARDENS
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/00249/COU
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.
Sales history & valuation
23 Cottage Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£276,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 3 years.
£69,950
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
20 August 1998Most recent
£69,950
+12.8%over 2 years23 November 1995
£62,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE6 0XY: £240,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in LE6 0XY
5 Cottage Close, Ratby, Leicester, LE6 0XY
Sold Nov 2024
£240,0008 Cottage Close, Ratby, Leicester, LE6 0XY
Sold Oct 2024
£335,00015 Cottage Close, Ratby, Leicester, LE6 0XY
Sold Mar 2024
£205,00021 Cottage Close, Ratby, Leicester, LE6 0XY
Sold Aug 2023
£275,00014 Cottage Close, Ratby, Leicester, LE6 0XY
Sold Jul 2023
£228,000
Versus other Cottage Close homes
23 Cottage Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£680
Street avg £2,728
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.5dB








