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About 8 Portland Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Portland Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cosby, Leicester, Leicester (LE9 1TE). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.
Held since July 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced Leicester HPI: 10.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £205,000 sits 218.8% above the 2001 sale of £64,300. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£67/sq ft) was about 47.2% below the postcode norm.
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
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Portland Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.8 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 Portland Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£205,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.4% per year over 4 years.
Last sold (2001)
£64,300
Growth on file: 10.4% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Portland Street homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 8 Portland Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£722
Street avg £1,544
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
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
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Leicester district page.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Portland Street — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE9 1TE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 38 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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