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About 26 Dovecote Way
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
26 Dovecote Way is a mid-terrace house in Barwell, Leicester, Leicester (LE9 8EX). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 896 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2008) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in November 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 83 m² the property is well over the postcode median (46 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £168,000 sits 373.2% above the 1997 sale of £35,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£40/sq ft) was about 64.5% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
26 Dovecote Way sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Dec 2018
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
26 Dovecote Way's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£168,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1997)
£35,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Dovecote Way homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, 26 Dovecote Way runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 90 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
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
0.1 km
Adcote Close — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE9 8EX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.5dB
Everything within walking distance
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