What kind of home is 17 Bennetts Lane, LE7 4UP?

17 Bennetts Lane, LE7 4UP is a 3-bedroom detached house, set on a cul-de-sac.

What was the last sold price for 17 Bennetts Lane, LE7 4UP?

17 Bennetts Lane, LE7 4UP last sold for £350,000 in September 2014, around 12 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £147,000 in February 2002. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 17 Bennetts Lane, LE7 4UP?

Across 3 sales between February 2002 and September 2014, 17 Bennetts Lane, LE7 4UP rose from £147,000 to £350,000, a change of £203,000. That works out to roughly +7.1% per year compounded over 13 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 17 Bennetts Lane, LE7 4UP?

The current EPC rating for 17 Bennetts Lane, LE7 4UP is D with a score of 57 out of 100, lodged in June 2010. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Bennetts Lane, LE7 4UP?

17 Bennetts Lane, LE7 4UP has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (1,440 sq ft), around 45 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 36% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in LE7 4UP. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Bennetts Lane, LE7 4UP use?

The latest EPC at 17 Bennetts Lane, LE7 4UP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 17 Bennetts Lane, LE7 4UP had any planning applications?

17 Bennetts Lane, LE7 4UP has council approval for single-storey side and rear extension granted in February 2002 under ref. P/01/3169/2. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Bennetts Lane, LE7 4UP?

17 Bennetts Lane, LE7 4UP is in council tax band D.

Which area is 17 Bennetts Lane, LE7 4UP in?

17 Bennetts Lane, LE7 4UP sits in Cossington, Leicester, Leicester. It falls within the LE7 postcode district in Leicestershire.

Is 17 Bennetts Lane, LE7 4UP in a safe area?

Police records around 17 Bennetts Lane, LE7 4UP show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 36% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 17 Bennetts Lane, LE7 4UP?

The closest primary school to 17 Bennetts Lane, LE7 4UP is Cossington Church of England Primary School (122m), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Wreake Valley Academy (2.7km).

What transport links are near 17 Bennetts Lane, LE7 4UP?

The closest bus stop to 17 Bennetts Lane, LE7 4UP is Royal Oak, 129m away. The nearest rail option is Sileby Rail Station, 1.8km away.

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17 Bennetts Lane, Cossington, Leicester, LE7 4UP

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

134 m²

1440 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 57

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Bennetts Lane

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

17 Bennetts Lane is a three-bedroom detached house in Cossington, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 4UP). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1440 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2010) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from June 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 134 m² it's 15.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (116 m² median across 15 EPCs). Last changed hands 12 years ago, in September 2014. Across 2002–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £434,000 is 24% above the 2014 sale price.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes
Cul-de-sacYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

17 Bennetts Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Jun 2020

EPC Rating

D57

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

6.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Bennetts Lane, Cossington, Leicester, LE7 4UP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Bennetts Lane has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.

Feb 2002
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of detached bungalow.
Council
South
Documents
18 docs on file
Reference
P/01/3169/2
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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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.

Current estimate

£434,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 13 years.

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Last sold (2014)

£350,000

Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

17 September 2014Most recent
£350,000
9 October 2013
£350,000
+138.1%over 11 years
8 February 2002
£147,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 4UP: £370,000 (2025–2020).

Nearby sales in LE7 4UP

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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.

On epc rating, 17 Bennetts Lane runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,616

Street avg £2,697

On par

Floor Area

134 m²

Street avg 133 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.7 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

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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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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· 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

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