What kind of home is 5 Rural Cottages, Main Street, LE7 9EG?

5 Rural Cottages, Main Street, LE7 9EG is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What did 5 Rural Cottages, Main Street, LE7 9EG sell for?

5 Rural Cottages, Main Street, LE7 9EG last sold for £360,000 in July 2024, around 2 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 5 Rural Cottages, Main Street, LE7 9EG?

The current EPC rating for 5 Rural Cottages, Main Street, LE7 9EG is E with a score of 43 out of 100, lodged in October 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Rural Cottages, Main Street, LE7 9EG?

5 Rural Cottages, Main Street, LE7 9EG has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (1,270 sq ft), around 39 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 8% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in LE7 9EG. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Rural Cottages, Main Street, LE7 9EG use?

The latest EPC at 5 Rural Cottages, Main Street, LE7 9EG records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Rural Cottages, Main Street, LE7 9EG?

5 Rural Cottages, Main Street, LE7 9EG is in council tax band C.

Which area is 5 Rural Cottages, Main Street, LE7 9EG in?

5 Rural Cottages, Main Street, LE7 9EG sits in Illston, Leicester, Leicester. It falls within the LE7 postcode district in Leicestershire.

Is 5 Rural Cottages, Main Street, LE7 9EG in a safe area?

Police records around 5 Rural Cottages, Main Street, LE7 9EG show an average of 191 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 36% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

How well connected is 5 Rural Cottages, Main Street, LE7 9EG?

The closest bus stop to 5 Rural Cottages, Main Street, LE7 9EG is Illston Lane, 176m away. In total there are 5 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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

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Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

118 m²

1270 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 43

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 5 Rural Cottages

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

5 Rural Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Illston, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9EG). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£283/sq ft) was about 19.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £360,000 in July 2024.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes
Notable viewsYes

Building

Previously extendedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

5 Rural Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate

Oct 2016

EPC Rating

E43

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

8.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 4 October 2026

Expires this month

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Level 3 Building Survey

Mid 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC EExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas

Because the property has been extended more than once and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Rural Cottages, Main Street, Illston, Leicester, LE7 9EG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 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.

Current estimate

£366,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2024)

£360,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

30 July 2024Most recent
£360,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 9EG: £800,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in LE7 9EG

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.

5 Rural Cottages is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£3,051

Street avg £2,721

On par

Floor Area

118 m²

Street avg 170 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

8.4 t/year

Street avg 9.2 t/year

Below

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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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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.

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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· 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

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FAQ

Common questions

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