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

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Estimated value

£366,000

  • Since the 2024 sale (£360,000)+2%
  • Against LE7 9EG's recent median (£800,000)-54%

Newest record on this page: November 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
118 m²
1270 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 43
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£366,000

  • Against its 2024 sale (£360,000)+2%
  • Against LE7 9EG's recent median (£800,000)-54%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 5 Rural Cottages is modelled from its 118 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

    118 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2016

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2024

  • Recent sales in LE7 9EG

    5 sales, median £800,000 (2025–2023)

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SalesLatest sale shown: November 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 July 2024Most recent

    £360,000

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

Risks

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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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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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.

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

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Oct 2026

Current Certificate
Oct 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 4 October 2026

New assessment needed to sell or let
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.

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
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.

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.

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
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Level 3 Building Survey

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

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Comparables

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How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 5 Rural Cottages is modelled from its 118 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 5 Rural Cottages. 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 5 Rural Cottages was lodged in October 2016 at band E and expired in October 2026, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 5 Rural Cottages. 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
5 Rural Cottages 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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