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3 sales on record
About 5 Forrester Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Forrester Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cosby, Leicester, Leicester (LE9 1UP). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
Sale prices here have outpaced Leicester HPI: 7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£335/sq ft) was about 70.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 72 m² it's 27.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 10 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £260,000 in August 2024.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 5 Forrester Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£271,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 26 years.
Last sold (2024)
£260,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Forrester Close homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, 5 Forrester Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,611
Street avg £2,779
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Armston Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE9 1UP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 37 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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