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

1 planning record

Estimated value

£406,000

  • Since the 2025 sale (£335,000)+21%
  • Against LE7 9EG's recent median (£800,000)-49%

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
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
115 m²
1238 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 29
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

£406,000

  • Against its 2025 sale (£335,000)+21%
  • Against LE7 9EG's recent median (£800,000)-49%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Straun Cottage is modelled from its 115 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

    115 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2024

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2025

  • 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
Planning1 applicationFull 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. 14 November 2025Most recent

    £335,000

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

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Straun Cottage, Main Street, Illston, Leicester, LE7 9EG. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • A planning decision worth checkingIn 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 Straun Cottage

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

Straun Cottage is a detached house in Illston, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9EG). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 65), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.

Most recent transfer was November 2025 at £335,000 — fresh data. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £406,000 is 21.2% above the 2025 sale price. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2024.

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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.

Straun Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate
Aug 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F29
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 28 August 2034

7 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

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

A recent planning application at Straun Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.

1 application on record at Straun Cottage, Main Street, Illston, Leicester, LE7 9EG

1decisions24documents
  1. Feb 2024
    Outline
    Outcome in report

    Outline application for one serviced plot for self-build and custom housebuilding (access to be considered)

    Documents
    24 docs on file
    Reference
    23/01553/OUT
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  • The 24 documents, officer reports & conditions
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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.

Years Held for Straun Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,913

Street avg £2,727

On par

Floor Area

115 m²

Street avg 171 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.6 t/year

Street avg 9.3 t/year

Above
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%

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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

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

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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 Straun Cottage is modelled from its 115 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 Straun 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 Straun Cottage was lodged in August 2024 at band F and is valid until August 2034. 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 Straun 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.
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