Hope Farm Cottage, Main Street, Hungarton, Leicester, LE7 9JR
About Hope Farm Cottage
Hope Farm Cottage is a detached house in Hungarton, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9JR). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1357 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 41). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 126 m² it sits well below the postcode median (206 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused.
Energy performance
Hope Farm Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Mar 2022
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Hope Farm Cottage has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
4 applications on record at Hope Farm Cottage, Main Street, Hungarton, Leicester, LE7 9JR
- Mar 2015FullOutcome in report
Change of use of a cheese store to agricultural storage and erection of new wall to fully enclose the building on the east side
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/00056/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsSept 2021Decision
- New BuildJun 2019Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Hope Farm Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£441,000
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 9JR: £445,123 (2025–2022).
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Sold Jul 2022
£450,000The Close, Main Street, Hungarton, Leicester, LE7 9JR
Sold Jun 2022
£445,123
Versus other Main Street homes
On epc rating, Hope Farm Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
25 (F)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 209 m²
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 10.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 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
Church Lane — bus stop.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB







