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16 Bennetts Lane, Cossington, Leicester, LE7 4UP

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
99 m²
1062 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 16 Bennetts Lane

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

16 Bennetts Lane is a detached house in Cossington, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 4UP). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1062 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 99 m² it's 19.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (122 m² median across 15 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

16 Bennetts Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Apr 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Bennetts Lane, Cossington, Leicester, LE7 4UP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Bennetts Lane has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Apr 2010
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwelling.

    Council
    South
    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    P/10/0596/2
    View planning record
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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.

16 Bennetts Lane has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£309,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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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 4UP: £370,000 (2025–2020).

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On the street

Versus other Bennetts Lane homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

16 Bennetts Lane is notably below the street on epc rating.

EPC Rating

52 (E)

Street avg 65 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

99 m²

Street avg 135 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 5.3 t/year

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£350k

1 Honeysuckle Close

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1 Brookhouse Close, Rearsby

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£362k

1 Ferneley Rise, Thrussington

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£380k

1 Bleakmoor Close, Rearsby

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£249k

1 Brookside, Rearsby

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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.
Full Leicester report

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE7 4UP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LE7 4UP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE7 4UP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.1dB

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

Common questions

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