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Forge Cottage, Leicester Road, Billesdon, Leicester, LE7 9AQ

Estimated value

£198,000

  • Against LE7 9AQ's recent median (£280,000)-29%

Newest record on this page: December 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
53 m²
570 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Tenure
Private Rental
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£198,000

  • Against LE7 9AQ's recent median (£280,000)-29%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Forge Cottage is modelled from its 53 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in LE7 9AQ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    53 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2023

  • Sales of this home

    No sale recorded since 1995

  • Recent sales in LE7 9AQ

    5 sales, median £280,000 (2025–2024)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: December 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Forge Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 9AQ: £280,000 (2025–2024).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Forge Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Forge Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Billesdon, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump.

At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (120 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.3 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 23 October 2033

6 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2023from Jun 2011
Windows
AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Walls
Very PoorPoor

Wall insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
40%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Forge Cottage, Leicester Road, Billesdon, Leicester, LE7 9AQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Forge Cottage has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

On the street

Versus other Leicester Road homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for Forge Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

59 (D)

Street avg 66 (D)

Below

Floor Area

53 m²

Street avg 135 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.3 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Leicester district page.
Full Leicester report

Crime

191/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Knights Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Billesdon Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Billesdon Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary484m

Nearest stops

  • Knights CloseBus stop31m
  • Church StreetBus stop116m
  • Church StreetBus stop148m
  • Fire StationBus stop620m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,017 reports36%
  • Anti-social Behaviour392 reports14%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson282 reports10%
  • Shoplifting252 reports9%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE7 9AQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LE7 9AQ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE7 9AQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Comparables

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Forge Cottage is modelled from its 53 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in LE7 9AQ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. No sale is recorded for Forge Cottage, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Forge Cottage was lodged in October 2023 at band D and is valid until October 2033. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Forge Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 7 stops listed are measured in a straight line from LE7 9AQ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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