26 Main Street, Cossington, Leicester, LE7 4UU
About 26 Main Street
26 Main Street is a three-bedroom detached house in Cossington, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 4UU). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Other recorded features include notable views. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 110 m² it sits well below the postcode median (169 m² across 32 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£355/sq ft) was about 64.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused. Sold September 2022 for £420,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
26 Main Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- May 2021DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Construction of part single and part 2-storey extension to rear of property, installation of new boundary fence and gate following demolition of garage, rendering of property including extension and replacement of windows.
ExtensionNew Windows- Documents
- 43 docs on file
- Reference
- P/21/0258/2
- Dec 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Proposed part two storey and part single-storey extension to rear and application of render to dwelling; erection of boundary fencing to eastern boundary.
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- P/20/1659/2
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 26 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£427,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 16 years.
£420,000
Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
19 September 2022Most recent
£420,000
+12.0%over 4 years8 August 2018
£375,000
+33.2%over 11 years26 January 2007
£281,554
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 4UU: £480,000 (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
£265,00018 Main Street, Cossington, Leicester, LE7 4UU
Sold Oct 2022
£480,00060 Main Street, Cossington, Leicester, LE7 4UU
Sold Sept 2022
£900,000
Everything we know about 26 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 price per m², 26 Main Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,818
Street avg £2,779
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 163 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 7.5 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.
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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
45.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB