Cottage Farm, Main Street, Keyham, Leicester, LE7 9JQ
About Cottage Farm
Cottage Farm is a detached house in Keyham, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 288 m² (around 3100 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 288 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). 9 planning records sit against the property, 9 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,170,000 is 23.2% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£306/sq ft) was about 34.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2019 at £950,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Cottage Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Cottage Farm has been through 9 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Sept 2021Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Conversion of existing garages into habitable accommodation, increasing height of roof for usable roof space with a flat roof dormer to the side of the garage, and erection of a single storey extension connecting the main dwelling and proposed converted garages
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01044/FUL
- Feb 2020Tree WorksFullIn report
Works to tree (fell)
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00037/FUL
What's in Cottage Farm, Main Street, Keyham, Leicester, LE7 9JQ's planning history?
7 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Cottage Farm was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,170,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.4% per year over 12 years.
£950,000
Growth on file: 1.4% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
27 June 2019Most recent
£950,000
+18.0%over 11 years23 August 2007
£805,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 9JQ: £552,667 (2020–2014).
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
£330,000Mayfield Farm, Main Street, Keyham, Leicester, LE7 9JQ
Sold Jan 2016
£745,000The Cottage, Main Street, Keyham, Leicester, LE7 9JQ
Sold Nov 2014
£930,000Montana Cottage, Main Street, Keyham, Leicester, LE7 9JQ
Sold Apr 2008
£198,000
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Versus other Main Street homes
On floor area, Cottage Farm stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,299
Street avg £2,544
Floor Area
288 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 8.0 t/year
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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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB