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

EPC B5 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
252 m²
2713 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 86
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Elm Cottage

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

Elm Cottage is a detached house in Keyham, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 252 m² (around 2713 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2014) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in January 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 252 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £745,000 sits 282.1% above the 2000 sale of £195,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£72/sq ft) was about 72.3% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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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.

Elm Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 May 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
B86
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

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

Elm Cottage has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.

  1. Dec 2017
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Work to trees

    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    17/01938/TCA
    View planning record
  2. Jan 2014
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Works to trees

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    13/01881/TCA
    View planning record

What's in Elm Cottage, Main Street, Keyham, Leicester, LE7 9JQ's planning history?

3 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.

Elm Cottage's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).

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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.

Elm Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£774

Street avg £2,965

Strongly below

Floor Area

252 m²

Street avg 123 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.5 t/year

Street avg 8.7 t/year

Strongly 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.

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

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