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About Garden Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Garden Cottage is a detached house in Desford, Leicester, Leicester (LE9 9JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in November 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 109 m² it's 28.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (152 m² median across 38 EPCs).
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Garden Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Nov 2023
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Garden Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£412,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other Leicester Lane homes
Four headline reads against 38 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, Garden Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
56 (D)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 203 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 8.8 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Leicester district page.
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
1.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE9 9JJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 29 points of interest in total.
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