What type of property is 3 Long Row Cottage, The Square, LE8 9FQ?

3 Long Row Cottage, The Square, LE8 9FQ is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 3 Long Row Cottage, The Square, LE8 9FQ sell for?

3 Long Row Cottage, The Square, LE8 9FQ last sold for £113,500 in May 2002, around 24 years ago. Before that, it sold for £67,000 in December 1995, so prices have been rising over 6 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 3 Long Row Cottage, The Square, LE8 9FQ?

Across 2 sales between December 1995 and May 2002, 3 Long Row Cottage, The Square, LE8 9FQ rose from £67,000 to £113,500, a change of £46,500. That works out to roughly +8.5% per year compounded over 6 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 3 Long Row Cottage, The Square, LE8 9FQ?

The current EPC rating for 3 Long Row Cottage, The Square, LE8 9FQ is D with a score of 65 out of 100, lodged in October 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 3 Long Row Cottage, The Square, LE8 9FQ?

3 Long Row Cottage, The Square, LE8 9FQ has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (732 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 45% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in LE8 9FQ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 3 Long Row Cottage, The Square, LE8 9FQ heated?

The latest EPC at 3 Long Row Cottage, The Square, LE8 9FQ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 3 Long Row Cottage, The Square, LE8 9FQ?

3 Long Row Cottage, The Square, LE8 9FQ is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 3 Long Row Cottage, The Square, LE8 9FQ located?

3 Long Row Cottage, The Square, LE8 9FQ sits in Newton Harcourt, Leicester, Leicester. It falls within the LE8 postcode district in Leicestershire.

Is 3 Long Row Cottage, The Square, LE8 9FQ in a safe area?

Police records around 3 Long Row Cottage, The Square, LE8 9FQ 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.

Which schools serve 3 Long Row Cottage, The Square, LE8 9FQ?

The closest primary school to 3 Long Row Cottage, The Square, LE8 9FQ is Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School (2.2km), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Beauchamp College (2.5km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 3 Long Row Cottage, The Square, LE8 9FQ?

The closest bus stop to 3 Long Row Cottage, The Square, LE8 9FQ is Wistow Rural Centre, 995m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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3 Long Row Cottage, The Square, Newton Harcourt, Leicester, LE8 9FQ

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

68 m²

732 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 65

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 3 Long Row Cottage

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

3 Long Row Cottage is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newton Harcourt, Leicester, Leicester (LE8 9FQ). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in May 2002. Across 1995–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £272,000 sits 139.6% above the 2002 sale of £113,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£155/sq ft) was about 33.8% below the postcode norm. At 68 m² it sits well below the postcode median (100 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
Summer houseYes

Building

Period featuresYes

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D65

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

3.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Long Row Cottage, The Square, Newton Harcourt, Leicester, LE8 9FQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Long Row 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.

3 Long Row Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).

Current estimate

£272,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2002)

£113,500

Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

21 May 2002Most recent
£113,500
+69.4%over 6 years
7 December 1995
£67,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE8 9FQ: £432,500 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in LE8 9FQ

On the street

Versus other The Square homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

3 Long Row Cottage outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,669

Street avg £3,111

Strongly below

Floor Area

68 m²

Street avg 101 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

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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

1.0 km

Wistow Rural Centre — bus stop.

Closest school

2.2 km

Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School. 7 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE8 9FQ 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 9FQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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