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3 Rural Cottages, Main Street, Illston, Leicester, LE7 9EG

Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
86 m²
926 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 11
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 3 Rural Cottages

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

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 £219,000 sits 294.6% above the 2002 sale of £55,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£60/sq ft) was about 76.3% below the postcode norm.

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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.

3 Rural Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate
Dec 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G11
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
16.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 10 December 2029

3 years remaining
SDL Surveying

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC GPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

From £885 · Includes VAT

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Rural Cottages, Main Street, Illston, Leicester, LE7 9EG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Rural Cottages has no planning applications on record.

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

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

3 Rural Cottages's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2002).

Current estimate

£219,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2002)

£55,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 November 2002Most recent

    £55,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 9EG: £420,000 (2025–2024).

On the street

Versus other Main Street homes

Four headline reads against 31 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

3 Rural Cottages is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£645

Street avg £2,825

Strongly below

Floor Area

86 m²

Street avg 172 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

16.0 t/year

Street avg 9.0 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 3 Rural Cottages

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · from £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£194k

1 Charity Cottage, Main Street, Keyham

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£258k

1 Ash Tree Close, Houghton On The Hill

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1 Campion Way, Thurnby

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£270k

1 Bradgate Close, Thurnby

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£296k

1 Bryony Close, Thurnby

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3 bed1 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

191/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Illston Lane — bus stop.

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE7 9EG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.8dB

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 3 Rural Cottages, Main Street, Illston, Leicester, LE7 9EG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.