2 Cedar Cottages, Rolleston Road, Skeffington, Leicester, LE7 9YD
About 2 Cedar Cottages
2 Cedar Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Skeffington, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9YD). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings.
At 127 m² it sits well below the postcode median (234 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £560,000 is 26.1% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£325/sq ft) was about 37.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2019 at £444,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- OutbuildingsYes
Energy performance
2 Cedar Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Cedar Cottages has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Nov 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/01598/FUL
- Dec 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of two storey side extension
- Reference
- 03/01734/FUL
What's in 2 Cedar Cottages, Rolleston Road, Skeffington, Leicester, LE7 9YD's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£560,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£444,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 September 2019Most recent
£444,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 9YD: £750,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in LE7 9YD
Skeffington Hall, Rolleston Road, Skeffington, Leicester, LE7 9YD
Sold Dec 2023
£2,000,000The Grange, Rolleston Road, Skeffington, Leicester, LE7 9YD
Sold Jul 2023
£2,300,000Bringhurst, Rolleston Road, Skeffington, Leicester, LE7 9YD
Sold Dec 2021
£750,000Wood Close, Rolleston Road, Skeffington, Leicester, LE7 9YD
Sold May 2021
£590,000Cedars Lodge, Rolleston Road, Skeffington, Leicester, LE7 9YD
Sold Sept 2020
£632,500
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Versus other Rolleston Road homes
On floor area, 2 Cedar Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,496
Street avg £3,046
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 296 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 16.0 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
0.5 km
Main Street — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Billesdon Church of England Primary School. 2 schools 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
48.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB