3 Rural Cottages, Main Street, Illston, Leicester, LE7 9EG
About 3 Rural Cottages
3 Rural Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Illston, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9EG). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a G (score 11), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 55), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since November 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 86 m² it's 26.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (117 m² median across 34 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £215,000 sits 287.4% above the 2002 sale of £55,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£60/sq ft) was about 74.7% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
3 Rural Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Rural Cottages has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
3 Rural Cottages's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2002).
£215,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£55,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 November 2002Most recent
£55,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 9EG: £809,944 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in LE7 9EG
5 Rural Cottages, Main Street, Illston, Leicester, LE7 9EG
Sold Jul 2024
£360,000Chestnuts Farm, Main Street, Illston, Leicester, LE7 9EG
Sold Feb 2024
£809,944The Acorns, Main Street, Illston, Leicester, LE7 9EG
Sold Jun 2023
£880,000Hill Farm, Main Street, Illston, Leicester, LE7 9EG
Sold Sept 2022
£1,180,000Middleschool House, Main Street, Illston, Leicester, LE7 9EG
Sold Jun 2022
£240,000
Everything we know about 3 Rural Cottages, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Main Street homes
3 Rural Cottages is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£645
Street avg £2,771
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 172 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 9.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.2 km
Illston Lane — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB