Blue Rope Cottage, Shangton Road, Tur Langton, Leicester, LE8 0PN
About Blue Rope Cottage
Blue Rope Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Tur Langton, Leicester, Leicester (LE8 0PN). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 120 m² it sits well below the postcode median (205 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Sept 2023
EPC Rating
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £955 · Includes VAT
Planning history
Planning history at Blue Rope Cottage is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
2 applications on record at Blue Rope Cottage, Shangton Road, Tur Langton, Leicester, LE8 0PN
- Sept 2016Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Works to trees (fell)
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/01205/TCA
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksJan 2022Decision
Unlock Blue Rope Cottage, Shangton Road, Tur Langton, Leicester, LE8 0PN's full planning history
You're seeing the shape of it. The report has the substance.
- Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (2 on record)
- All 2 applications on this property in full, plus 1 notable nearby
- The 6 documents, officer reports & conditions
- What the pattern means for extending or converting here
One time fee only - money back guarantee
Sales history & valuation
Blue Rope Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£349,000
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 5 sales in LE8 0PN: £416,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in LE8 0PN
2 Bulls Terrace, Shangton Road, Tur Langton, Leicester, LE8 0PN
Sold Mar 2025
£336,9501 Bulls Terrace, Shangton Road, Tur Langton, Leicester, LE8 0PN
Sold Feb 2025
£310,000Longhorn Lodge, Shangton Road, Tur Langton, Leicester, LE8 0PN
Sold Aug 2024
£880,000Chestnut House, Shangton Road, Tur Langton, Leicester, LE8 0PN
Sold Feb 2020
£675,000Wadlands Cottage, Shangton Road, Tur Langton, Leicester, LE8 0PN
Sold Jun 2019
£416,000
Versus other Shangton Road homes
On epc rating, Blue Rope Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
56 (D)
Street avg 76 (C)
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 206 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
Similar properties nearby
1 Birdie Close, Kibworth Beauchamp
LE8 0PW
1 Church Close, Kibworth Beauchamp
LE8 0SF
1 Bulls Terrace, Shangton Road, Tur Langton
LE8 0PN
1 Blacksmiths Lane, Smeeton Westerby
LE8 0QB
1 Carlton Road, Kibworth Harcourt
LE8 0LZ
1 Cedar Close, Kibworth Beauchamp
LE8 0HY
1 Beaker Close, Smeeton Westerby
LE8 0RT
1 Cranoe Road, Tur Langton
LE8 0PD
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
0.2 km
Shangton Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Church Langton Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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
45.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB







