18 Main Street, Cossington, Leicester, LE7 4UU
About 18 Main Street
18 Main Street is a three-bedroom detached house in Cossington, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 4UU). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 21.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £480,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageDouble
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
18 Main Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Mar 2021RenovationIn report
Flue pipe for log burner to external roof elevations (Self Assessment form E completed)
- Reference
- P/21/0612/2
- Mar 2021ExtensionIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Rear extension (Self Assessment form A completed)
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- P/21/0611/2
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 18 Main Street
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
18 Main Street has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£497,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 20 years.
£480,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
2 October 2022Most recent
£480,000
+23.1%over 16 years13 July 2006
£390,000
+100.0%over 4 years17 April 2002
£195,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 4UU: £420,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in LE7 4UU
17 Main Street, Cossington, Leicester, LE7 4UU
Sold May 2024
£750,00081a, Main Street, Cossington, Leicester, LE7 4UU
Sold Oct 2023
£262,50043 Main Street, Cossington, Leicester, LE7 4UU
Sold Dec 2022
£265,00026 Main Street, Cossington, Leicester, LE7 4UU
Sold Sept 2022
£420,00060 Main Street, Cossington, Leicester, LE7 4UU
Sold Sept 2022
£900,000
Everything we know about 18 Main Street, 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 Main Street homes
On years held, 18 Main Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,857
Street avg £2,821
Floor Area
168 m²
Street avg 161 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 7.4 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
Primary School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Cossington Church of England Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB