What kind of home is 6 Chestnut Drive, LE2 4QX?

6 Chestnut Drive, LE2 4QX is a 5-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 6 Chestnut Drive, LE2 4QX?

6 Chestnut Drive, LE2 4QX last sold for £350,000 in May 2000, around 26 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 6 Chestnut Drive, LE2 4QX?

The current EPC rating for 6 Chestnut Drive, LE2 4QX is C with a score of 74 out of 100, lodged in June 2024. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 6 Chestnut Drive, LE2 4QX?

6 Chestnut Drive, LE2 4QX has a recorded floor area of 191 m² (2,056 sq ft), around 38 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 12% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in LE2 4QX. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 6 Chestnut Drive, LE2 4QX use?

The latest EPC at 6 Chestnut Drive, LE2 4QX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 6 Chestnut Drive, LE2 4QX?

6 Chestnut Drive, LE2 4QX is in council tax band G. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is 6 Chestnut Drive, LE2 4QX in?

6 Chestnut Drive, LE2 4QX sits in Oadby, Leicester, Leicester. It falls within the LE2 postcode district in Leicestershire.

How safe is the area around 6 Chestnut Drive, LE2 4QX?

Police records around 6 Chestnut Drive, LE2 4QX show an average of 9 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 41% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 6 Chestnut Drive, LE2 4QX?

The closest primary school to 6 Chestnut Drive, LE2 4QX is Woodland Grange Primary School (1.3km), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Manor High School (2.0km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 6 Chestnut Drive, LE2 4QX?

The closest bus stop to 6 Chestnut Drive, LE2 4QX is Beaufort Way, 1.2km away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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6 Chestnut Drive, Stretton Hall, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 4QX

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

191 m²

2056 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 74

Council tax

Band G

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 6 Chestnut Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

6 Chestnut Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Oadby, Leicester, Leicester (LE2 4QX). It has a recorded floor area of 191 m² (around 2056 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in May 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £816,000 sits 133.1% above the 2000 sale of £350,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£170/sq ft) was about 17.7% below the postcode norm.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms3
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageDouble, Detached

Building

Period featuresYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

C74

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 6 Chestnut Drive, Stretton Hall, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 4QX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

6 Chestnut Drive has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

6 Chestnut Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£816,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2000)

£350,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

29 May 2000Most recent
£350,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE2 4QX: £1,020,000 (2024–2023).

Nearby sales in LE2 4QX

On the street

Versus other Chestnut Drive homes

Four headline reads against 44 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

6 Chestnut Drive outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,832

Street avg £3,009

Strongly below

Floor Area

191 m²

Street avg 229 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 9 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 7.1 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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£1.5m

1 Chestnut Drive, Stretton Hall, Oadby

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1 Cooper Gardens, Oadby

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1 Brookside Drive, Oadby

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1 Bollington Road, Oadby

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Area

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.

Full Leicester report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

9/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

1.2 km

Beaufort Way — bus stop.

Closest school

1.3 km

Woodland Grange Primary School. 8 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE2 4QX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

40.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LE2 4QX

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FAQ

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