8 Grange Cottage, Syston Road, Cossington, Leicester, LE7 4UZ

8 Grange Cottage is a semi-detached house in Cossington, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 4UZ). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in July 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. Main heating runs on oil.

Across 1996–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £454,000 is 13.5% below the 2023 sale of £525,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£364/sq ft) was about 119.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 134 m² it sits well below the postcode median (308 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Sold October 2023 for £525,000.