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1 Chapel Cottage, Chapel Lane, Tugby, Leicester, LE7 9WA

1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
78 m²
840 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 41
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Chapel Cottage

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

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 £241,000 is 28.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£223/sq ft) was about 32.4% 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.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
Energy

Energy performance

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

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

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Sept 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Sept 2019from Jul 2011
Heating System
Storage HeatersGas Boiler

Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler

Main Fuel
ElectricOil

Fuel source changed

Heating Controls
ManualFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water
AveragePoor

Hot water efficiency decreased

Walls
Very PoorPoor

Wall insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Chapel Cottage, Chapel Lane, Tugby, Leicester, LE7 9WA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jan 2019
    OutbuildingFull
    In report

    Installation of oil tank in front garden

    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    18/01739/FUL
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What's in 1 Chapel Cottage, Chapel Lane, Tugby, Leicester, LE7 9WA's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£241,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.2% per year over 3 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2020)

£187,500

Growth on file: 10.2% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 March 2020Most recent

    £187,500

    +33.5%over 2 years
  2. 30 March 2017

    £140,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 9WA: £215,000 (2022–2016).

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On the street

Versus other Chapel Lane homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 1 Chapel Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,404

Street avg £2,294

Above

Floor Area

78 m²

Street avg 120 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.7 t/year

Street avg 9.0 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

0.2 km

Wood Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Tugby Church of England Primary School. 1 school 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 9WA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LE7 9WA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE7 9WA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.7dB

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 1 Chapel Cottage, Chapel Lane, Tugby, Leicester, LE7 9WA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.