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About 78 Croft Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
78 Croft Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Cosby, Leicester, Leicester (LE9 1SE). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Sale prices here have outpaced Leicester HPI: 7.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£399/sq ft) was about 91.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 167 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2022. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: February 2024 at £717,500.
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
- Bathrooms2
- Dining 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.
78 Croft Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Jul 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 78 Croft Road, Cosby, Leicester, LE9 1SE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jun 2022Loft ConversionFullGranted
Loft conversion with rear dormer
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 78 Croft Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£693,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 4 years.
Last sold (2024)
£717,500
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 4 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.
Price per m² for 78 Croft Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,296
Street avg £2,529
Floor Area
167 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 38 points of interest in total.
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