Cossington Mill, Syston Road, Cossington, Leicester, LE7 4UZ
About Cossington Mill
Cossington Mill is a detached house in Cossington, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 4UZ). It has a recorded floor area of 322 m² (around 3466 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows an F (score 21), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since October 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include subdivision, change of use to residential, an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 322 m² it's 27.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (253 m² median across 7 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £823,000 is 41.9% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £580,000 in January 2021. 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
Energy performance
Cossington Mill's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Aug 2009SubdivisionFullIn report
Conversion of existing restaurant and outbuilding to form two residential units.
- Council
- South
Change of Use- Documents
- 35 docs on file
- Reference
- P/09/0818/2
- Jul 2009SubdivisionHeritageIn report
Conversion of restaurant and outbuilding to form 2 residential units. (Listed Building Consent)
- Council
- South
Listed- Documents
- 32 docs on file
- Reference
- P/09/0821/2
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Cossington Mill's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£823,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.1% per year over 16 years.
£580,000
Growth on file: 0.1% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
29 January 2021Most recent
£580,000
+0.9%over 15 years8 May 2005
£575,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 4UZ: £550,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in LE7 4UZ
Osiers Villa, Syston Road, Cossington, Leicester, LE7 4UZ
Sold Jan 2025
£200,0008 Grange Cottage, Syston Road, Cossington, Leicester, LE7 4UZ
Sold Oct 2023
£525,000Cossington Grange, Syston Road, Cossington, Leicester, LE7 4UZ
Sold Feb 2021
£1,100,000Chestnut Farm, Syston Road, Cossington, Leicester, LE7 4UZ
Sold Feb 2019
£550,000Marshdale Farmhouse, Syston Road, Cossington, Leicester, LE7 4UZ
Sold Sept 2018
£599,000
Everything we know about Cossington Mill, 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 Syston Road homes
EPC Rating for Cossington Mill lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,801
Street avg £2,574
Floor Area
322 m²
Street avg 259 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
19.0 t/year
Street avg 11.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.8 km
Royal Oak — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Cossington Church of England Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.6dB