Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
9 Long Row Cottage, The Square, Newton Harcourt, Leicester, LE8 9FQ
6 planning records
Estimated value
£237,000
- Since the 2022 sale (£192,500)+23%
- Against LE8 9FQ's recent median (£432,500)-45%
Newest record on this page: June 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
42 m²
452 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 5
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£237,000
- Against its 2022 sale (£192,500)+23%
- Against LE8 9FQ's recent median (£432,500)-45%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 9 Long Row Cottage is modelled from its 42 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in LE8 9FQ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
42 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2021
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in LE8 9FQ
5 sales, median £432,500 (2026–2025)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: June 2026 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 6 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
16 February 2022Most recent
£192,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE8 9FQ: £432,500 (2026–2025).
Nearby sales in LE8 9FQ
6 Long Row Cottage, The Square, Newton Harcourt, Leicester, LE8 9FQ
Sold Jun 2026
£240,0002 Short Row Cottage, The Square, Newton Harcourt, Leicester, LE8 9FQ
Sold Mar 2026
£292,6302 The Square, Newton Harcourt, Leicester, LE8 9FQ
Sold Mar 2026
£480,000Brooklands, The Square, Newton Harcourt, Leicester, LE8 9FQ
Sold Mar 2025
£432,5005 The Square, Newton Harcourt, Leicester, LE8 9FQ
Sold Feb 2025
£535,000
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1 potential issue has already been flagged for 9 Long Row Cottage, The Square, Newton Harcourt, Leicester, LE8 9FQ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 9 Long Row Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
9 Long Row Cottage is a semi-detached house in Newton Harcourt, Leicester, Leicester (LE8 9FQ). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a G (score 5), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (100 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £237,000 is 23.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£426/sq ft) was about 80.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £192,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
9 Long Row Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate
Apr 2021EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G5
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
8.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 21 April 2031
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 9 Long Row Cottage, The Square, Newton Harcourt, Leicester, LE8 9FQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 9 Long Row Cottage.
6 applications on record at 9 Long Row Cottage, The Square, Newton Harcourt, Leicester, LE8 9FQ
6decisions3extensions21documents1nearby
- Dec 2004OutbuildingFullOutcome in report
Erection of a garage
- Reference
- 04/01643/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsJun 2024Decision
- ExtensionNov 2021Decision
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Versus other The Square homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
9 Long Row Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,583
Street avg £3,311
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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.
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
1.0 km
Wistow Rural Centre — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.2km
- Beauchamp CollegeSecondary2.5km
- Gartree High SchoolSecondary2.6km
- Brocks Hill Primary SchoolPrimary2.6km
Nearest stops
- Wistow Rural CentreBus stop995m
- Leicester Grammar SchoolBus stop1.7km
- Telephone ExchangeBus stop1.7km
- Foxpond LaneBus stop1.8km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences807 reports40%
- Anti-social Behaviour295 reports14%
- Public Order185 reports9%
- Criminal Damage & Arson166 reports8%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC GPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 9 Long Row Cottage is modelled from its 42 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in LE8 9FQ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 9 Long Row Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 9 Long Row Cottage was lodged in April 2021 at band G and is valid until April 2031. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 6 applications are matched to 9 Long Row Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 12 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 7 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from LE8 9FQ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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