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Get started21 Forrester Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Cosby, Leicester, Leicester (LE9 1UP). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2026) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in May 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Sale prices here have lagged Leicester HPI: -0.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £373,000 sits 56.7% above the 2012 sale of £238,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£157/sq ft) was about 27.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 14 years since the last transfer (April 2012).
The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey front extension at 21 Forrester Close.
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Front of property
Two storey and first floor front extension
21 Forrester Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£373,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.6% per year over 8 years.
£238,000
Growth on file: -0.6% per year over 8 years.
Habitable Rooms for 21 Forrester Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,688
Street avg £2,992
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Armston Road — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.6dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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16 April 2012Most recent
£238,000
-4.8%over 8 years23 December 2003
£249,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE9 1UP: £335,000 (2024–2021).
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
LE9 1RE
Closest school
0.5 km
Cosby Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
50.1dB
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