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Forge Cottage, Kibworth Road, Wistow, Leicester, LE8 0QF

Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
80 m²
861 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About Forge Cottage

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

Forge Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Wistow, Leicester, Leicester (LE8 0QF). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 80 m² it's 19.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 17 EPCs).

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Aug 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
SDL Surveying

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Forge Cottage, Kibworth Road, Wistow, Leicester, LE8 0QF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Forge Cottage has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Forge Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£266,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

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.

On the street

Versus other Kibworth Road homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Forge Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

39 (E)

Street avg 50 (E)

Strongly below

Floor Area

80 m²

Street avg 100 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 6.5 t/year

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Forge Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£264k

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£275k

1 Club Cottages, White Street, Kibworth Beauchamp

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3 bed1 bath
£276k

1 Balfour Drive, Kibworth Beauchamp

LE8 0WJ

3 bed
£253k

1 Barnes Close, Kibworth Beauchamp

LE8 0ES

3 bed1 bath
£242k

1 Braymish Close, Kibworth Harcourt

LE8 0RU

3 bed1 bath
£330k

1 Bulls Terrace, Shangton Road, Tur Langton

LE8 0PN

3 bed2 bath
£350k

1 Birdie Close, Kibworth Beauchamp

LE8 0PW

4 bed
£360k

1 Church Close, Kibworth Beauchamp

LE8 0SF

3 bed1 bath
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

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Wistow Rural Centre — bus stop.

Closest school

2.0 km

Fleckney Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area 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 LE8 0QF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LE8 0QF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE8 0QF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.3dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Forge Cottage, Kibworth Road, Wistow, Leicester, LE8 0QF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.