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 156.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £580,000 in January 2023.
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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
- 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Nov 2019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
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jan 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Two storey and single storey side and rear extensions to dwelling.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- P/21/1992/2
- Jan 2022ExtensionHeritageIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Two storey and single storey side and rear extensions to dwelling.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- P/21/2038/2
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 74 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
74 Main Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£558,000
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: £357,500 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in LE7 4UW
129 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
£277,50090 92, Main Street, Cossington, Leicester, LE7 4UW
Sold Nov 2021
£495,000
Everything we know about 74 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, 74 Main Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,970
Street avg £2,787
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
2/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.
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
47.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB