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Highways, Cold Newton Road, Cold Newton, Leicester, LE7 9DA

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
137 m²
1475 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 33
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Highways

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

Highways is a detached house in Cold Newton, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9DA). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

It hasn't traded since January 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £475,000 sits 120.9% above the 2003 sale of £215,000. At 137 m² it sits well below the postcode median (211 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2003.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

Highways's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F33
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Highways, Cold Newton Road, Cold Newton, Leicester, LE7 9DA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Oct 2003
    ConversionFull
    In report

    Erection of a dormer window to rear

    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    03/01116/FUL
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What's in Highways, Cold Newton Road, Cold Newton, Leicester, LE7 9DA's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate

£475,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2003)

£215,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 January 2003Most recent

    £215,000

Median price across the last 2 sales in LE7 9DA: £287,500 (2013–1997).

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On the street

Versus other Cold Newton Road homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, Highways runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

33 (F)

Street avg 53 (E)

Below

Floor Area

137 m²

Street avg 271 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 16.6 t/year

On par

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

On par
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£472k

1 Bennion Road, Bushby

LE7 9QF

4 bed
£450k

1 Chapel Close, Houghton On The Hill

LE7 9HT

5 bed
£522k

1 Chestnut Drive, Bushby

LE7 9RB

3 bed
£418k

1 Cedar Cottages, Rolleston Road, Skeffington

LE7 9YD

3 bed
£559k

1 Back Drive, Noseley

LE7 9EH

£392k

1 Angus Close, Thurnby

LE7 9QG

3 bed1 bath
£391k

1 Anthony Drive, Thurnby

LE7 9RA

£391k

1 Charnwood Drive, Thurnby

LE7 9PD

3 bed2 bath
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

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

0.1 km

Main Street — bus stop.

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The full 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 9DA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LE7 9DA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE7 9DA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Highways, Cold Newton Road, Cold Newton, Leicester, LE7 9DA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.