8 Cosby Road, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5PD
About 8 Cosby Road
8 Cosby Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Countesthorpe, Leicester, Leicester (LE8 5PD). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft). The latest certificate (November 2014) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92). The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 171 m² the property is well over the postcode median (111 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2014–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £536,000 is 15.9% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£251/sq ft) was about 16.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (September 2017).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDouble
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
8 Cosby Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Nov 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
8 Cosby Road has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
8 Cosby Road saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£536,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.4% per year over 3 years.
£462,500
Growth on file: 10.4% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
28 September 2017Most recent
£462,500
+6.9%over 2 years10 September 2015
£432,500
+23.6%over 9 months3 December 2014
£350,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE8 5PD: £380,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in LE8 5PD
4 Cosby Road, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5PD
Sold Aug 2025
£297,5006 Cosby Road, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5PD
Sold Feb 2025
£585,00028 Cosby Road, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5PD
Sold Nov 2024
£380,0001 Cosby Road, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5PD
Sold May 2022
£495,00031 Cosby Road, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5PD
Sold Jun 2021
£265,000
Versus other Cosby Road homes
8 Cosby Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,705
Street avg £2,624
Floor Area
171 m²
Street avg 117 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
Years Held
9 years
Street avg 10 years
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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
0.1 km
Willoughby Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Countesthorpe Academy. 7 schools nearby.
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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
46.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB







