What kind of home is Lark Rise Cottage, Town Street, LE8 9DT?

Lark Rise Cottage, Town Street, LE8 9DT is a 3-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

When did Lark Rise Cottage, Town Street, LE8 9DT last change hands?

Lark Rise Cottage, Town Street, LE8 9DT last sold for £270,000 in December 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Lark Rise Cottage, Town Street, LE8 9DT?

The current EPC rating for Lark Rise Cottage, Town Street, LE8 9DT is E with a score of 40 out of 100, lodged in September 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Lark Rise Cottage, Town Street, LE8 9DT?

Lark Rise Cottage, Town Street, LE8 9DT has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (797 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 51% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in LE8 9DT. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Lark Rise Cottage, Town Street, LE8 9DT use?

The latest EPC at Lark Rise Cottage, Town Street, LE8 9DT records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is Lark Rise Cottage, Town Street, LE8 9DT in?

Lark Rise Cottage, Town Street, LE8 9DT sits in Burton Overy, Leicester, Leicester. It falls within the LE8 postcode district in Leicestershire.

Is Lark Rise Cottage, Town Street, LE8 9DT in a safe area?

Police records around Lark Rise Cottage, Town Street, LE8 9DT 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.

What schools are near Lark Rise Cottage, Town Street, LE8 9DT?

The closest primary school to Lark Rise Cottage, Town Street, LE8 9DT is Great Glen St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School (1.6km).

How well connected is Lark Rise Cottage, Town Street, LE8 9DT?

The closest bus stop to Lark Rise Cottage, Town Street, LE8 9DT is Mayns Lane, 1.4km away. In total there are 10 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Lark Rise Cottage, Town Street, Burton Overy, Leicester, LE8 9DT

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

74 m²

797 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 40

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About Lark Rise Cottage

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

Lark Rise Cottage is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Burton Overy, Leicester, Leicester (LE8 9DT). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump.

At 74 m² the property is well over the postcode median (49 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £312,000 is 15.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£339/sq ft) was about 21.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £270,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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
Bathrooms1

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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.

Lark Rise Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E40

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.5 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Lark Rise Cottage, Town Street, Burton Overy, Leicester, LE8 9DT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Lark Rise Cottage has no planning applications on record.

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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£312,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£270,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

3 December 2021Most recent
£270,000

Median price across the last 3 sales in LE8 9DT: £149,950 (2021–2002).

Nearby sales in LE8 9DT

On the street

Versus other Town Street homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Lark Rise Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

40 (E)

Street avg 62 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 64 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.5 t/year

Street avg 3.2 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

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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

1.4 km

Mayns Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

1.6 km

Great Glen St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE8 9DT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LE8 9DT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

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