1 Bennetts Lane, Cossington, Leicester, LE7 4UP
About 1 Bennetts Lane
1 Bennetts Lane is a detached house in Cossington, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 4UP). It has a recorded floor area of 216 m² (around 2325 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
At 216 m² the property is well over the postcode median (116 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £793,000 sits 296.5% above the 2024 sale of £200,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£86/sq ft) was about 61.7% below the postcode norm. Sold September 2024 for £200,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2024.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2024ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension (Lawful Development Certificate for Proposed Development)
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- P/24/2031/2
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Bennetts Lane's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2024).
£793,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£200,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 September 2024Most recent
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 4UP: £370,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in LE7 4UP
28 Bennetts Lane, Cossington, Leicester, LE7 4UP
Sold Sept 2025
£735,0006 Bennetts Lane, Cossington, Leicester, LE7 4UP
Sold Apr 2024
£255,0004 Bennetts Lane, Cossington, Leicester, LE7 4UP
Sold Mar 2022
£370,00011 Bennetts Lane, Cossington, Leicester, LE7 4UP
Sold Sept 2020
£645,00022 Bennetts Lane, Cossington, Leicester, LE7 4UP
Sold Sept 2020
£325,000
Everything we know about 1 Bennetts Lane, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Bennetts Lane homes
1 Bennetts Lane is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£926
Street avg £2,838
Floor Area
216 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Royal Oak — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Cossington Church of England Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB