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 £867,000 is 49.5% 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.
Energy performance
Cossington Mill's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 15 December 2034
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
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, is a large detached home over 300m², and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
6 applications on record at Cossington Mill, Syston Road, Cossington, Leicester, LE7 4UZ
- Jul 2003Change of UseFullOutcome in report
Conversion of restaurant to dwelling house and barn adjoining Mill Cottage to residential accommodation.
- Council
- South
- Documents
- 49 docs on file
- Reference
- P/02/2396/2
- More recent applications — locked
- SubdivisionAug 2009Decision
- SubdivisionJul 2009Decision
+ 3 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Cossington Mill's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£867,000
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
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
191/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







