Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
South End Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Burton Overy, Leicester, Leicester (LE8 9DS). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft) and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2026) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.
Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in July 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1996–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £471,000 sits 96.2% above the 2008 sale of £240,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 May 2036
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South End Cottage has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at South End Cottage, The Gravel, Burton Overy, Leicester, LE8 9DS
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of a conservatory to the rear
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South End Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£471,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 18.1% per year over 12 years.
£240,000
Growth on file: 18.1% per year over 12 years.
29 July 2008Most recent
£240,000
+100.0%over 8 years6 March 2000
£120,000
+293.4%over 4 years29 February 1996
£30,500
Median price across the last 3 sales in LE8 9DS: £445,000 (2018–2004).
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
170/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.4 km
Mayns Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Great Glen St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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