# 14 WALNUT LEYS, COSBY, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE9 1TY

## Property details

- Slug: `9fe5e53` (address key hash: `9fe5e5378aa48805b4b599064334f8a8a9ee6ca9`)
- Postcode: LE9 1TY
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 110 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1967-1975
- Last sold: £538,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £4,891/m²
- Local average: £425,714 (100 sales)
- Street crime: 12 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £538,000
- Date: 2026-02-17
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 25/10/2034
- **Current heating cost:** £955/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £14,500

### Recommendations
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2861-3943-4200-1134-3200)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-17 | £538,000 | Detached | — | £531,525 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-5fb6-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 14 WALNUT LEYS, COSBY, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE9 1TY | £538,000 | 17/02/2026 | Detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [154338143](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/bc3aee1)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £538,000 |
| listed | 2024-10-29 | £550,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 62 MAIN STREET, COSBY, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE9 1UU | £820,000 | 17/04/2025 | Detached |
| 19 THE NOOK, COSBY, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE9 1RQ | £715,000 | 15/12/2022 | Detached |
| 4 CAMBRIAN CLOSE, COSBY, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE9 1UH | £320,000 | 30/11/2022 | Detached |
| 44 CHILTERN AVENUE, COSBY, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE9 1UF | £350,000 | 18/11/2022 | Detached |
| 102 CHILTERN AVENUE, COSBY, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE9 1UF | £350,000 | 08/11/2022 | Detached |
| 3 BURLEY CLOSE, COSBY, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE9 1UD | £380,000 | 26/09/2022 | Detached |
| 15 RIDGE GARDENS, COSBY, LEICESTER, BLABY, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE9 1WE | £470,000 | 17/06/2022 | Detached |

**Area average:** £486,429 (7 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** -3.2%
- **10y growth:** 40.1%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Blaby; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -0.1%
- **5y growth (index):** 16.6%
- **10y growth (index):** 51.1%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Blaby). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £884/mo
- **Realistic:** £982/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,080/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Leicester (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 5 Bed Detached House, Wright Close, LE8 | £2,350/mo | 5 | 0.89 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £2,350/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.44% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £293,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £235,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £2,350/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.2%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 19.1×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-29/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -0.2%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 5 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **12** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Brooke House Day School | Other | 0.3 miles | Requires improvement — 19 Mar 2024 |
| Cosby Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 13 Nov 2022 |
| Badgerbrook Primary School | Primary | 1.1 miles | Requires improvement — 7 Mar 2024 |
| Lodge Farm Education | Other | 1.2 miles | Good — 27 Jun 2022 |
| Countesthorpe Academy | Secondary | 1.5 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 4 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #11155601
- **Address:** 14 Walnut Leys, Cosby, LE9 1TY
- **Certificate Issued:** 17/08/2015
- **Work Completed:** 16/02/2015
- **Items:** 1 door(s)

### FENSA Certificate #8341743
- **Address:** 14 Walnut Leys, Cosby, LE9 1TY
- **Certificate Issued:** 15/08/2011
- **Work Completed:** 07/07/2011
- **Items:** 1 door(s)

### FENSA Certificate #4440853
- **Address:** 14 Walnut Leys, Cosby, LE9 1TY
- **Certificate Issued:** 05/02/2007
- **Work Completed:** 06/11/2006
- **Items:** 2 window(s)

### FENSA Certificate #2809262
- **Address:** 14 Walnut Leys, Cosby, LE9 1TY
- **Certificate Issued:** 21/06/2005
- **Work Completed:** 26/05/2005
- **Items:** 3 window(s)