Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Manor Farm Cottage, Ratcliffe Road, Thrussington, Leicester, LE7 4UF
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
50 m²
538 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Tenure
Private Rental
About 3 Manor Farm Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Manor Farm Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Thrussington, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 4UF). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2018. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (82 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Dec 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 20 December 2032
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Dec 2022from Mar 2018
Heating System
Storage HeatersRoom Heaters
Heating system changed
Heating Controls
ManualProg + Stat
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot Water
AveragePoor
Hot water efficiency decreased
Low Energy Lighting
50%100%
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace BungalowEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Manor Farm Cottage, Ratcliffe Road, Thrussington, Leicester, LE7 4UF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
3 Manor Farm Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
3 Manor Farm Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£218,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 4UF: £269,950 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in LE7 4UF
5 Ratcliffe Road, Thrussington, Leicester, LE7 4UF
Sold Sept 2024
£275,0003 Ratcliffe Road, Thrussington, Leicester, LE7 4UF
Sold Jul 2022
£269,9506 Ratcliffe Road, Thrussington, Leicester, LE7 4UF
Sold Dec 2021
£465,00023 Ratcliffe Road, Thrussington, Leicester, LE7 4UF
Sold Aug 2016
£136,00029 Ratcliffe Road, Thrussington, Leicester, LE7 4UF
Sold Apr 2016
£207,500
Versus other Ratcliffe Road homes
Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
3 Manor Farm Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 78 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
191/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Blue Lion — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Thrussington Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE7 4UF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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