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Cottage Farm, Main Street, Keyham, Leicester, LE7 9JQ

9 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
10
From EPC
Floor area
288 m²
3100 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Cottage Farm

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

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

Energy performance

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

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Cottage Farm, Main Street, Keyham, Leicester, LE7 9JQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Cottage Farm has been through 9 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.

  1. Sept 2021
    Garage ConversionFull
    In 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
    View planning record
  2. Feb 2020
    Tree WorksFull
    In report

    Works to tree (fell)

    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    20/00037/FUL
    View planning record

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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Latest sale on Cottage Farm was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£1,170,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.4% per year over 12 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£950,000

Growth on file: 1.4% per year over 12 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 June 2019Most recent

    £950,000

    +18.0%over 11 years
  2. 23 August 2007

    £805,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 9JQ: £552,667 (2020–2014).

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On the street

Versus other Main Street homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, Cottage Farm stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,299

Street avg £2,544

Above

Floor Area

288 m²

Street avg 119 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

10 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 8.0 t/year

Strongly 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.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE7 9JQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LE7 9JQ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE7 9JQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Cottage Farm, Main Street, Keyham, Leicester, LE7 9JQ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.