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About 26 Croft Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
26 Croft Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Cosby, Leicester, Leicester (LE9 1SE). It has a recorded floor area of 199 m² (around 2142 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in September 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Leicester HPI: 33.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £651,000 is 37.1% above the 2016 sale price. At 199 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 10 years since the last transfer (March 2016).
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
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
26 Croft Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Sept 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 26 Croft Road, Cosby, Leicester, LE9 1SE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jul 2013ConditionsGranted
Discharge of conditions 3 and 5 attached to planning permission 12/1008/1/HPX
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2012.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£651,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 33.3% per year over 3 years.
Last sold (2016)
£475,000
Growth on file: 33.3% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Croft Road homes
Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 26 Croft Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,387
Street avg £2,635
Floor Area
199 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE9 1SE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB
Everything within walking distance
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