Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Chapel Cottage is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Tugby, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9WA). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 101), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 78 m² it sits well below the postcode median (122 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2017–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £233,000 is 24.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£223/sq ft) was about 26.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2020 at £187,500. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2019.
1 Chapel Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 September 2029
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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1 application on record at 1 Chapel Cottage, Chapel Lane, Tugby, Leicester, LE7 9WA
Installation of oil tank in front garden
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£233,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.2% per year over 3 years.
£187,500
Growth on file: 10.2% per year over 3 years.
23 March 2020Most recent
£187,500
+33.5%over 2 years30 March 2017
£140,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 9WA: £215,000 (2025–2020).
Tugby House, Chapel Lane, Tugby, Leicester, LE7 9WA
Sold Aug 2025
3 Chapel Cottage, Chapel Lane, Tugby, Leicester, LE7 9WA
Sold Nov 2022
2 Chapel Cottage, Chapel Lane, Tugby, Leicester, LE7 9WA
Sold Aug 2022
Church Cottage, Chapel Lane, Tugby, Leicester, LE7 9WA
Sold Jun 2021
The Old Bakehouse, Chapel Lane, Tugby, Leicester, LE7 9WA
Sold Jan 2014
EPC Rating for 1 Chapel Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,404
Street avg £2,385
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 9.0 t/year
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
191/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Wood Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Tugby Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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