What kind of home is 47 Buckingham Drive, LE2 8PY?

47 Buckingham Drive, LE2 8PY is a semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 47 Buckingham Drive, LE2 8PY?

47 Buckingham Drive, LE2 8PY last sold for £208,000 in September 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £53,500 in December 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 47 Buckingham Drive, LE2 8PY appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between December 1996 and September 2021, 47 Buckingham Drive, LE2 8PY rose from £53,500 to £208,000, a change of £154,500. That works out to roughly +5.6% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 47 Buckingham Drive, LE2 8PY?

The current EPC rating for 47 Buckingham Drive, LE2 8PY is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in May 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 47 Buckingham Drive, LE2 8PY?

47 Buckingham Drive, LE2 8PY has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (797 sq ft). That makes it about 42% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in LE2 8PY. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 47 Buckingham Drive, LE2 8PY use?

The latest EPC at 47 Buckingham Drive, LE2 8PY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 47 Buckingham Drive, LE2 8PY?

47 Buckingham Drive, LE2 8PY is in council tax band C.

Which area is 47 Buckingham Drive, LE2 8PY in?

47 Buckingham Drive, LE2 8PY sits in Leicester. It falls within the LE2 postcode district.

What is crime like near 47 Buckingham Drive, LE2 8PY?

Police records around 47 Buckingham Drive, LE2 8PY 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 47 Buckingham Drive, LE2 8PY?

The closest primary school to 47 Buckingham Drive, LE2 8PY is Montrose School (930m), one of 21 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School (1.7km), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 47 Buckingham Drive, LE2 8PY?

The closest bus stop to 47 Buckingham Drive, LE2 8PY is Monsell Drive, 212m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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47 Buckingham Drive, Leicester, LE2 8PY

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

74 m²

797 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 47 Buckingham Drive

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

47 Buckingham Drive is a semi-detached house in Leicester (LE2 8PY). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

At 74 m² the property is well over the postcode median (52 m² across 35 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £247,000 is 18.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£261/sq ft) was about 49.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £208,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 47 Buckingham Drive, Leicester, LE2 8PY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

47 Buckingham Drive has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.

Current estimate

£247,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£208,000

Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

26 September 2021Most recent
£208,000
+41.0%over 13 years
15 November 2007
£147,500
+175.7%over 10 years
6 December 1996
£53,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE2 8PY: £201,000 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in LE2 8PY

On the street

Versus other Buckingham Drive homes

Four headline reads against 35 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 47 Buckingham Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,811

Street avg £2,381

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Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 63 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 2.8 t/year

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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.

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Crime

9/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Monsell Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

Montrose School. 27 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE2 8PY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LE2 8PY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.3dB

Low

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60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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