Timber Cottage, Kibworth Road, Wistow, Leicester, LE8 0QF
About Timber Cottage
Timber Cottage is a detached house in Wistow, Leicester, Leicester (LE8 0QF). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.
At 91 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 19 May 2031
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £955 · Includes VAT
Planning history
Timber 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
Timber Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£322,000
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
Timber Cottage outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 49 (E)
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 99 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 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
170/mo
Falling 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







