What kind of home is 17 Main Street, LE7 4UU?

17 Main Street, LE7 4UU is a 4-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

What did 17 Main Street, LE7 4UU sell for?

17 Main Street, LE7 4UU last sold for £750,000 in May 2024, around 2 years ago. Before that, it sold for £355,000 in June 2014, so prices have been rising over 10 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 17 Main Street, LE7 4UU?

Across 2 sales between June 2014 and May 2024, 17 Main Street, LE7 4UU rose from £355,000 to £750,000, a change of £395,000. That works out to roughly +7.8% per year compounded over 10 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 17 Main Street, LE7 4UU?

The current EPC rating for 17 Main Street, LE7 4UU is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in January 2024. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Main Street, LE7 4UU?

17 Main Street, LE7 4UU has a recorded floor area of 200 m² (2,153 sq ft), around 50 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 27% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in LE7 4UU. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Main Street, LE7 4UU use?

The latest EPC at 17 Main Street, LE7 4UU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 17 Main Street, LE7 4UU?

17 Main Street, LE7 4UU has council approval for single-storey side and rear extension granted in August 2014 under ref. P/14/1290/2. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Main Street, LE7 4UU?

17 Main Street, LE7 4UU is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is 17 Main Street, LE7 4UU in?

17 Main Street, LE7 4UU sits in Cossington, Leicester, Leicester. It falls within the LE7 postcode district in Leicestershire.

How safe is the area around 17 Main Street, LE7 4UU?

Police records around 17 Main Street, LE7 4UU 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 Main Street, LE7 4UU?

The closest primary school to 17 Main Street, LE7 4UU is Cossington Church of England Primary School (158m), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Wreake Valley Academy (2.9km).

What is the nearest station to 17 Main Street, LE7 4UU?

The closest bus stop to 17 Main Street, LE7 4UU is Primary School, 60m away. The nearest rail option is Sileby Rail Station, 1.6km away.

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17 Main Street, Cossington, Leicester, LE7 4UU

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

200 m²

2153 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 17 Main Street

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

17 Main Street is a four-bedroom detached house in Cossington, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 4UU). It has a recorded floor area of 200 m² (around 2153 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 200 m² it's 18.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (168 m² median across 32 EPCs). Across 2014–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£348/sq ft) was about 60.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £750,000 in May 2024.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
EnsuiteYes
FireplaceYes

Building

TenureFreehold
Previously extendedYes

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 Main Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jan 2024

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jan 2024from Mar 2014

Hot Water

AverageGood

Hot water efficiency improved

Windows

Mostly DoubleFull Double

Windows upgraded, improving insulation

Low Energy Lighting

40%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Main Street, Cossington, Leicester, LE7 4UU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Aug 2014
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of first floor extension to side and single storey extension to rear of dwelling
Documents
15 docs on file
Reference
P/14/1290/2
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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 2014.

Current estimate

£689,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 10 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£750,000

Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 10 years.

Sales timeline

27 May 2024Most recent
£750,000
+111.3%over 9 years
10 June 2014
£355,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 4UU: £420,000 (2023–2022).

Nearby sales in LE7 4UU

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On the street

Versus other Main Street homes

Four headline reads against 32 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 17 Main Street lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,750

Street avg £2,782

Strongly above

Floor Area

200 m²

Street avg 160 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.3 t/year

Street avg 7.5 t/year

On par

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

Primary School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 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 4UU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LE7 4UU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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