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About 1 Hill View Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Hill View Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Cosby, Leicester, Leicester (LE9 1UR). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Leicester HPI: 5.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £318,000 is 16.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 36.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 103 m² it's 27.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 15 EPCs). Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £272,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Jan 2026
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Hill View Drive, Cosby, Leicester, LE9 1UR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Dec 2005ConservatoryFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension to form conservatory and pitched roof to existing flat roof at rear of dwelling.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£318,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 5 years.
Last sold (2021)
£272,500
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Hill View Drive homes
Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
1 Hill View Drive outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,646
Street avg £2,594
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Armston Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE9 1UR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.1dB
Everything within walking distance
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