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1 Cedar Cottages, Rolleston Road, Skeffington, Leicester, LE7 9YD

Notable views1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
146 m²
1572 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 40
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Cedar Cottages

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

1 Cedar Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Skeffington, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9YD). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Main heating runs on b30k. Other recorded features include notable views.

Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in June 2004. Across 1999–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 30.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £418,000 sits 67.2% above the 2004 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£159/sq ft) was about 35.7% below the postcode norm. At 146 m² it sits well below the postcode median (234 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • ParkingOff road
  • Notable viewsYes
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 Cedar Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Cedar Cottages, Rolleston Road, Skeffington, Leicester, LE7 9YD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Dec 2014
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Erection of two storey side extension and single storey rear extension

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    14/01500/FUL
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What's in 1 Cedar Cottages, Rolleston Road, Skeffington, Leicester, LE7 9YD'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.

1 Cedar Cottages has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£418,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 30.1% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2004)

£250,000

Growth on file: 30.1% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 June 2004Most recent

    £250,000

    +247.2%over 4 years

  2. 30 September 1999

    £72,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 9YD: £750,000 (2023–2020).

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On the street

Versus other Rolleston Road homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 1 Cedar Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,712

Street avg £3,208

Strongly below

Floor Area

146 m²

Street avg 294 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

7.3 t/year

Street avg 16.1 t/year

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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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.
Full Leicester report

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

0.5 km

Main Street — bus stop.

Closest school

2.1 km

Billesdon Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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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 9YD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LE7 9YD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE7 9YD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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