What kind of home is 31 Cosby Road, LE8 5PD?

31 Cosby Road, LE8 5PD is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 31 Cosby Road, LE8 5PD?

31 Cosby Road, LE8 5PD last sold for £265,000 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £75,000 in July 2001, so prices have been rising over 20 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 31 Cosby Road, LE8 5PD?

Across 2 sales between July 2001 and June 2021, 31 Cosby Road, LE8 5PD rose from £75,000 to £265,000, a change of £190,000. That works out to roughly +6.5% per year compounded over 20 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 31 Cosby Road, LE8 5PD have?

The current EPC rating for 31 Cosby Road, LE8 5PD is D with a score of 64 out of 100, lodged in March 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 31 Cosby Road, LE8 5PD?

31 Cosby Road, LE8 5PD has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (1,055 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 8% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in LE8 5PD. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 31 Cosby Road, LE8 5PD use?

The latest EPC at 31 Cosby Road, LE8 5PD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 31 Cosby Road, LE8 5PD have?

31 Cosby Road, LE8 5PD has 2 approved extension applications on file including single-storey rear extension and two-storey extension. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 31 Cosby Road, LE8 5PD?

31 Cosby Road, LE8 5PD is in council tax band C.

Which area is 31 Cosby Road, LE8 5PD in?

31 Cosby Road, LE8 5PD sits in Countesthorpe, Leicester, Leicester. It falls within the LE8 postcode district in Leicestershire.

What is crime like near 31 Cosby Road, LE8 5PD?

Police records around 31 Cosby Road, LE8 5PD show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 31 Cosby Road, LE8 5PD?

The closest primary school to 31 Cosby Road, LE8 5PD is Greenfield Primary School (963m), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Countesthorpe Academy (479m).

How well connected is 31 Cosby Road, LE8 5PD?

The closest bus stop to 31 Cosby Road, LE8 5PD is Willoughby Road, 119m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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31 Cosby Road, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5PD

2 planning records

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

98 m²

1055 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 64

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 31 Cosby Road

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

31 Cosby Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Countesthorpe, Leicester, Leicester (LE8 5PD). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £309,000 is 16.6% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £265,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3

Outside

Private gardenRear

Building

Heating systemGas
Previously extendedYes

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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 Rating

D64

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 31 Cosby Road, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5PD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 31 Cosby Road.

2 applications on record at 31 Cosby Road, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5PD

2decisions2extensions5documents

Mar 2007
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Two storey
Two storey front and side extension
Reference
07/0089/1/PX
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ExtensionNov 2021Decision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.

Current estimate

£309,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£265,000

Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

16 June 2021Most recent
£265,000
+253.3%over 19 years
5 July 2001
£75,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE8 5PD: £380,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in LE8 5PD

On the street

Versus other Cosby Road homes

Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

31 Cosby Road is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£2,704

Street avg £2,624

On par

Floor Area

98 m²

Street avg 120 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 6.1 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

0.1 km

Willoughby Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Countesthorpe Academy. 7 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE8 5PD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LE8 5PD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.0dB

Low

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70 dB

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Common questions

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