1 Rural Cottages, Main Street, Carlton Curlieu, Leicester, LE8 0PH
About 1 Rural Cottages
1 Rural Cottages is a semi-detached house in Carlton Curlieu, Leicester, Leicester (LE8 0PH). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on oil.
At 87 m² it's 21.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 7 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
1 Rural Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
1 Rural Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£293,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 4 sales in LE8 0PH: £695,300 (2020–2000).
Nearby sales in LE8 0PH
Church Cottage, Main Street, Carlton Curlieu, Leicester, LE8 0PH
Sold Dec 2020
£550,000Home Farm House, Main Street, Carlton Curlieu, Leicester, LE8 0PH
Sold Oct 2011
£840,600The Old Rectory, Main Street, Carlton Curlieu, Leicester, LE8 0PH
Sold Sept 2003
£900,0002 Rural Cottages, Main Street, Carlton Curlieu, Leicester, LE8 0PH
Sold May 2000
£90,000
Versus other Main Street homes
1 Rural Cottages outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 32 (F)
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 114 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 8.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.6 km
Illston Lane — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB







