What kind of home is Curlieu Cottage, Main Street, LE7 9EG?

Curlieu Cottage, Main Street, LE7 9EG is a 3-bedroom detached house.

When did Curlieu Cottage, Main Street, LE7 9EG last change hands?

Curlieu Cottage, Main Street, LE7 9EG last sold for £275,000 in December 2010, around 16 years ago. Before that, it sold for £195,000 in August 2008, so prices have been rising over 2 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Curlieu Cottage, Main Street, LE7 9EG changed over time?

Across 2 sales between August 2008 and December 2010, Curlieu Cottage, Main Street, LE7 9EG rose from £195,000 to £275,000, a change of £80,000. That works out to roughly +16.2% per year compounded over 2 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Curlieu Cottage, Main Street, LE7 9EG?

The current EPC rating for Curlieu Cottage, Main Street, LE7 9EG is F with a score of 30 out of 100, lodged in August 2010. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Curlieu Cottage, Main Street, LE7 9EG?

Curlieu Cottage, Main Street, LE7 9EG has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (1,014 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 18% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in LE7 9EG. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Curlieu Cottage, Main Street, LE7 9EG use?

The latest EPC at Curlieu Cottage, Main Street, LE7 9EG records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has Curlieu Cottage, Main Street, LE7 9EG had any planning applications?

Curlieu Cottage, Main Street, LE7 9EG has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in December 2008. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for Curlieu Cottage, Main Street, LE7 9EG?

Curlieu Cottage, Main Street, LE7 9EG is in council tax band D.

Which area is Curlieu Cottage, Main Street, LE7 9EG in?

Curlieu Cottage, Main Street, LE7 9EG sits in Illston, Leicester, Leicester. It falls within the LE7 postcode district in Leicestershire.

How safe is the area around Curlieu Cottage, Main Street, LE7 9EG?

Police records around Curlieu Cottage, Main Street, LE7 9EG show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 36% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What is the nearest station to Curlieu Cottage, Main Street, LE7 9EG?

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

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Curlieu Cottage, Main Street, Illston, Leicester, LE7 9EG

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

94 m²

1014 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 30

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Curlieu Cottage

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

Curlieu Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Illston, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9EG). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1014 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2010) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since December 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 94 m² it's 19.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (117 m² median across 34 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Across 2008–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £372,000 is 35.3% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£271/sq ft) was about 21% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2008.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
FireplaceYes

Outside

Private gardenYes

Building

Heating systemElectric
RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

Curlieu Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Aug 2020

EPC Rating

F30

Main Heating

Electric & Gas

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

5.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

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

Dec 2008
Demolition And RebuildHeritage
In report
Demolition of existing bungalow
Reference
08/01358/CON
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What's in Curlieu Cottage, Main Street, Illston, Leicester, LE7 9EG's planning history?

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Current estimate

£372,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.2% per year over 2 years.

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Last sold (2010)

£275,000

Growth on file: 16.2% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

3 December 2010Most recent
£275,000
+41.0%over 2 years
21 August 2008
£195,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 9EG: £809,944 (2024–2022).

Nearby sales in LE7 9EG

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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.

On habitable rooms, Curlieu Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,921

Street avg £2,662

On par

Floor Area

94 m²

Street avg 171 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 9.3 t/year

Strongly above

Comparables

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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

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Full Leicester report

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.

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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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