1 Chestnut Avenue, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 5JH
About 1 Chestnut Avenue
1 Chestnut Avenue is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Oadby, Leicester, Leicester (LE2 5JH). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).
It hasn't traded since September 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. At 111 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £300,000 sits 316.7% above the 1999 sale of £72,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£60/sq ft) was about 72.4% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
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Planning history
1 Chestnut Avenue has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
5 applications on record at 1 Chestnut Avenue, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 5JH
- Dec 2006ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Two storey side and single storey rear extensions
- Reference
- 06/00566/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJul 2022Decision
- ExtensionNov 2008Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
1 Chestnut Avenue's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£300,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 5 years.
£72,000
Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
29 September 1999Most recent
£72,000
+16.1%over 4 years3 February 1995
£62,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE2 5JH: £242,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in LE2 5JH
27 Chestnut Avenue, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 5JH
Sold Feb 2024
£242,00019 Chestnut Avenue, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 5JH
Sold Nov 2023
£270,00015 Chestnut Avenue, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 5JH
Sold Oct 2020
£205,0009 Chestnut Avenue, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 5JH
Sold Sept 2020
£236,00011 Chestnut Avenue, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 5JH
Sold Sept 2016
£210,000
Versus other Chestnut Avenue homes
On price per m², 1 Chestnut Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£649
Street avg £2,535
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Primrose Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Langmoor Primary School Oadby. 25 schools nearby.
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