What type of property is 4a, Cosby Road, LE8 5PD?

4a, Cosby Road, LE8 5PD is a detached house.

When did 4a, Cosby Road, LE8 5PD last change hands?

4a, Cosby Road, LE8 5PD last sold for £260,000 in January 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £50,000 in November 2017. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 4a, Cosby Road, LE8 5PD?

Across 3 sales between November 2017 and January 2021, 4a, Cosby Road, LE8 5PD rose from £50,000 to £260,000, a change of £210,000. That works out to roughly +68.2% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 4a, Cosby Road, LE8 5PD have?

The current EPC rating for 4a, Cosby Road, LE8 5PD is B with a score of 84 out of 100, lodged in December 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 4a, Cosby Road, LE8 5PD?

4a, Cosby Road, LE8 5PD has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (1,087 sq ft). Source: EPC Register.

How is 4a, Cosby Road, LE8 5PD heated?

The latest EPC at 4a, Cosby Road, LE8 5PD records gas: mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is 4a, Cosby Road, LE8 5PD located?

4a, Cosby Road, LE8 5PD sits in Countesthorpe, Leicester, Leicester. It falls within the LE8 postcode district in Leicestershire.

How safe is the area around 4a, Cosby Road, LE8 5PD?

Police records around 4a, 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.

Which schools serve 4a, Cosby Road, LE8 5PD?

The closest primary school to 4a, Cosby Road, LE8 5PD is Greenfield Primary School (963m), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Countesthorpe Academy (479m).

What is the nearest station to 4a, Cosby Road, LE8 5PD?

The closest bus stop to 4a, Cosby Road, LE8 5PD is Willoughby Road, 119m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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4a, Cosby Road, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5PD

EPC B3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Floor area

101 m²

1087 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 84

Overview

About 4a

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

4a is a detached house in Countesthorpe, Leicester, Leicester (LE8 5PD). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft). The latest certificate (December 2020) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94).

On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2017–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 68.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £340,000 is 30.8% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £260,000 in January 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

4a ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Rating

B84

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.5 t/year

Occupancy

—

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4a, Cosby Road, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5PD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4a has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

4a has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2017.

Current estimate

£340,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 68.2% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£260,000

Growth on file: 68.2% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

8 January 2021Most recent
£260,000
+108.0%over 11 months
14 February 2020
£125,000
+150.0%over 2 years
7 November 2017
£50,000

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.

CO₂ Emissions for 4a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,574

Street avg £2,630

Below

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 120 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.5 t/year

Street avg 6.2 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

5 years

Street avg 10 years

Below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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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

0.1 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

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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