Marlow Cottage, Main Street, Keyham, Leicester, LE7 9JQ
About Marlow Cottage
Marlow Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Keyham, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since June 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 91 m² it's 28.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 11 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £432,000 is 30.9% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£337/sq ft) was about 38.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused. Last sale on file: £330,000 in September 2019.
Know exactly what you're buying at Marlow Cottage
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Marlow Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Sept 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
Works to tree (potentially fell)
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01291/TCA
- Jun 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Alterations and erection of single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/00650/FUL
What's in Marlow Cottage, Main Street, Keyham, Leicester, LE7 9JQ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£432,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£330,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 September 2019Most recent
£330,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 9JQ: £745,000 (2020–2014).
Nearby sales in LE7 9JQ
Wayside, Main Street, Keyham, Leicester, LE7 9JQ
Sold Jun 2020
£552,667Cottage 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
£930,000Montana Cottage, Main Street, Keyham, Leicester, LE7 9JQ
Sold Apr 2008
£198,000
Everything we know about Marlow Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Main Street homes
On price per m², Marlow Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,626
Street avg £2,490
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 8.4 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