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Bumble Bee Cottage, Main Street, Burton Overy, Leicester, LE8 9DL

EPC B
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
95 m²
1023 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 84
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Bumble Bee Cottage

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

Bumble Bee Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Burton Overy, Leicester, Leicester (LE8 9DL). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft). The latest certificate (July 2019) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 95). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record.

On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Most recent transfer was March 2025 at £465,000 — fresh data. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£455/sq ft) was about 84.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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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.

Bumble Bee Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Rating

A
B
B84
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Bumble Bee Cottage, Main Street, Burton Overy, Leicester, LE8 9DL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Bumble Bee Cottage has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

£448,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2025)

£465,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 March 2025Most recent

    £465,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE8 9DL: £255,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Main Street homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, Bumble Bee Cottage stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,895

Street avg £3,666

Strongly above

Floor Area

95 m²

Street avg 143 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.4 t/year

Street avg 6.4 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

1 years

Street avg 5 years

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Bumble Bee Cottage

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

Larger development activity nearby

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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
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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£289k

1 Grange Close, Great Glen

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3 bed
£440k

1 Buckthorn Way, Great Glen

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4 bed2 bath
£259k

1 Cherry Grove, Great Glen

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3 bed1 bath
£240k

1 Edgehill Close, Great Glen

LE8 9FY

3 bed
£272k

1 Cricks Retreat, Great Glen

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2 bed1 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

1.6 km

Mayns Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

1.7 km

Great Glen St Cuthbert's 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 9DL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LE8 9DL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE8 9DL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

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

Common questions

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