74 Main Street, Cossington, Leicester, LE7 4UW
About 74 Main Street
74 Main Street is a two-bedroom detached house in Cossington, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 4UW). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1046 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2009) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 39). The latest certificate is from November 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 97 m² it's 29.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (137 m² median across 16 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 11 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 5 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1996–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£555/sq ft) was about 168% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £580,000 in January 2023.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
74 Main Street 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Nov 2019
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 30 November 2019
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
11 applications on record at 74 Main Street, Cossington, Leicester, LE7 4UW
- Jun 2015ExtensionHeritageOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of two storey extension to side and rear of dwelling. (Listed Building Consent)
Listed- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- P/15/0389/2
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJan 2022Decision
- ExtensionJan 2022Decision
+ 8 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
74 Main Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£570,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 26 years.
£580,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
31 January 2023Most recent
£580,000
+670.8%over 26 years20 December 1996
£75,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 4UW: £382,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in LE7 4UW
111a, Main Street, Cossington, Leicester, LE7 4UW
Sold Dec 2025
£610,000129 Main Street, Cossington, Leicester, LE7 4UW
Sold Oct 2025
£260,000133 137, Main Street, Cossington, Leicester, LE7 4UW
Sold Jul 2024
£357,500125 Main Street, Cossington, Leicester, LE7 4UW
Sold Oct 2023
£417,500119 Main Street, Cossington, Leicester, LE7 4UW
Sold Apr 2022
£277,500
Versus other Main Street homes
On price per m², 74 Main Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,970
Street avg £2,831
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 159 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 7.0 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
191/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Royal Oak — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Cossington Church of England Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB







