1 Chapel Cottage, Chapel Lane, Tugby, Leicester, LE7 9WA
About 1 Chapel Cottage
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.
Know exactly what you're buying at 1 Chapel 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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
1 Chapel Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
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
Planning history
- Jan 2019OutbuildingFullIn report
Installation of oil tank in front garden
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/01739/FUL
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.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£241,000
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.
Sales timeline
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 (2022–2016).
Nearby sales in LE7 9WA
3 Chapel Cottage, Chapel Lane, Tugby, Leicester, LE7 9WA
Sold Nov 2022
£143,0002 Chapel Cottage, Chapel Lane, Tugby, Leicester, LE7 9WA
Sold Aug 2022
£215,000Church Cottage, Chapel Lane, Tugby, Leicester, LE7 9WA
Sold Jun 2021
£292,000The Old Bakehouse, Chapel Lane, Tugby, Leicester, LE7 9WA
Sold Jan 2014
£245,000Highcroft, Chapel Lane, Tugby, Leicester, LE7 9WA
Sold Oct 2000
£295,000
Everything we know about 1 Chapel 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 Chapel Lane homes
EPC Rating for 1 Chapel Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,404
Street avg £2,294
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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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
0.2 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB