Garden Cottage, Kibworth Road, Wistow, Leicester, LE8 0QF
About Garden Cottage
Garden Cottage is a semi-detached house in Wistow, Leicester, Leicester (LE8 0QF). It has a recorded floor area of 261 m² (around 2809 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).
At 261 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Garden Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Garden Cottage 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
Garden Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£665,000
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.
Versus other Kibworth Road homes
On epc rating, Garden Cottage stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 47 (E)
Floor Area
261 m²
Street avg 82 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.8 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 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
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB







