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3 sales on record
About The Nook
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Nook is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Croft, Leicester, Leicester (LE9 3EF). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Leicester HPI: 5.2% per year against 0.1% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£324/sq ft) was about 58.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold October 2025 for £220,000. At 63 m² it sits well below the postcode median (91 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
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 Rating
A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.4 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.
The Nook has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2002.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£211,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 23 years.
Last sold (2025)
£220,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Dovecote Road homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², The Nook stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,492
Street avg £1,909
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 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 3EF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 35 points of interest in total.
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