2 Charity Cottage, Main Street, Keyham, Leicester, LE7 9JQ
About 2 Charity Cottage
2 Charity Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Keyham, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (91 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Charity Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
2 Charity Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£175,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 9JQ: £552,667 (2020–2016).
Nearby sales in LE7 9JQ
Wayside, Main Street, Keyham, Leicester, LE7 9JQ
Sold Jun 2020
£552,667Marlow Cottage, Main Street, Keyham, Leicester, LE7 9JQ
Sold Sept 2019
£330,000Cottage Farm, Main Street, Keyham, Leicester, LE7 9JQ
Sold Jun 2019
£950,000Mayfield Farm, Main Street, Keyham, Leicester, LE7 9JQ
Sold Jan 2016
£745,000The Cottage, Main Street, Keyham, Leicester, LE7 9JQ
Sold Nov 2014
£930,000
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Versus other Main Street homes
On floor area, 2 Charity Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 50 (E)
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 141 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 8.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.1 km
Snows Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.7 km
Fernvale Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB