Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 School Cottage, Main Street, Illston, Leicester, LE7 9EG
1 planning record
Estimated value
£317,000
- Since the 2020 sale (£250,000)+27%
- Against LE7 9EG's recent median (£420,000)-25%
Newest record on this page: November 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
86 m²
926 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 11
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£317,000
- Against its 2020 sale (£250,000)+27%
- Against LE7 9EG's recent median (£420,000)-25%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 3 School Cottage is modelled from its 86 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in LE7 9EG. 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
86 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2019
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2020
Recent sales in LE7 9EG
5 sales, median £420,000 (2025–2024)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: November 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
3 August 2020Most recent
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 9EG: £420,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in LE7 9EG
Straun Cottage, Main Street, Illston, Leicester, LE7 9EG
Sold Nov 2025
£335,000The Old School, Main Street, Illston, Leicester, LE7 9EG
Sold Oct 2025
£420,000The Laurels, Main Street, Illston, Leicester, LE7 9EG
Sold Sept 2025
£800,0005 Rural Cottages, Main Street, Illston, Leicester, LE7 9EG
Sold Jul 2024
£360,000Chestnuts Farm, Main Street, Illston, Leicester, LE7 9EG
Sold Feb 2024
£809,944
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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About 3 School Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 School Cottage 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 C. 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.
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. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2020. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £317,000 is 26.8% above the 2020 sale price. Sold August 2020 for £250,000.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
3 School Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate
Dec 2019EPC 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
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 School Cottage, Main Street, Illston, Leicester, LE7 9EG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at 3 School Cottage, Main Street, Illston, Leicester, LE7 9EG
1decisions4documents
- Oct 2020Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Works to trees (fell)
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01399/TCA
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Versus other Main Street homes
Four headline reads against 31 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 3 School Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,907
Street avg £2,727
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
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.
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.
Nearest stops
- Illston LaneBus stop176m
- New Inn LaneBus stop1.4km
- The FarmBus stop1.7km
- Front StreetBus stop2.2km
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.
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· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC GPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 3 School Cottage is modelled from its 86 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in LE7 9EG. 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. 1 sale is recorded for 3 School Cottage. 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 3 School Cottage was lodged in December 2019 at band G and is valid until December 2029. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 3 School 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. Schools and stops are measured in a straight line from LE7 9EG. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 3 School Cottage is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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