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Home Farm, The Cottage, Main Street, Peatling Magna, Leicester, LE8 5UQ

Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
72 m²
775 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Home Farm

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

Home Farm is a mid-terrace house in Peatling Magna, Leicester, Leicester (LE8 5UQ). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.

At 72 m² it's 28.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 11 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs).

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Sept 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2012from Jul 2009
EPC improved fromD62toE50
Sept 2024from Feb 2012
Low Energy Lighting
0%83%

More low energy lighting installed

SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

From £885 · Includes VAT

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Home Farm, The Cottage, Main Street, Peatling Magna, Leicester, LE8 5UQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Home Farm 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.

Home Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£233,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

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.

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE8 5UQ: £346,000 (2022–2018).

On the street

Versus other Main Street homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, Home Farm runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

54 (E)

Street avg 70 (C)

Strongly below

Floor Area

72 m²

Street avg 159 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Home Farm

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£228k

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LE8 5XR

2 bed
£239k

1 Elizabeth Close, Countesthorpe

LE8 5UY

£253k

1 Barnley Close, Countesthorpe

LE8 5SD

3 bed
£261k

1 Diamond Avenue, Countesthorpe

LE8 5XD

3 bed1 bath
£272k

1 Bassett Avenue, Countesthorpe

LE8 5QG

1 bed1 bath
£315k

1 Fir Tree Avenue, Countesthorpe

LE8 5TH

4 bed
£165k

1 Christopher Close, Countesthorpe

LE8 5UR

£334k

1 Broomleys, Countesthorpe

LE8 5RW

4 bed2 bath
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

2.4 km

St Peters Road — bus stop.

Closest school

2.2 km

Arnesby Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE8 5UQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Home Farm, The Cottage, Main Street, Peatling Magna, Leicester, LE8 5UQ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.