What kind of home is 49 Buckingham Drive, LE2 8PY?

49 Buckingham Drive, LE2 8PY is a 2-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 49 Buckingham Drive, LE2 8PY?

49 Buckingham Drive, LE2 8PY last sold for £201,000 in June 2023, around 3 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £39,000 in February 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 49 Buckingham Drive, LE2 8PY appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between February 1996 and June 2023, 49 Buckingham Drive, LE2 8PY rose from £39,000 to £201,000, a change of £162,000. That works out to roughly +6.2% per year compounded over 27 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 49 Buckingham Drive, LE2 8PY?

The current EPC rating for 49 Buckingham Drive, LE2 8PY is C with a score of 69 out of 100, lodged in August 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 49 Buckingham Drive, LE2 8PY?

49 Buckingham Drive, LE2 8PY has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (721 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 29% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in LE2 8PY. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 49 Buckingham Drive, LE2 8PY use?

The latest EPC at 49 Buckingham Drive, LE2 8PY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 49 Buckingham Drive, LE2 8PY?

49 Buckingham Drive, LE2 8PY is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 49 Buckingham Drive, LE2 8PY in?

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

How safe is the area around 49 Buckingham Drive, LE2 8PY?

Police records around 49 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 49 Buckingham Drive, LE2 8PY?

The closest primary school to 49 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 49 Buckingham Drive, LE2 8PY?

The closest bus stop to 49 Buckingham Drive, LE2 8PY is Monsell Drive, 212m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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49 Buckingham Drive, Leicester, LE2 8PY

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

67 m²

721 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 69

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 49 Buckingham Drive

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

49 Buckingham Drive is a two-bedroom detached house in Leicester (LE2 8PY). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

At 67 m² it's 28.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (52 m² median across 35 EPCs). Across 1996–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £223,000 is 10.9% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£279/sq ft) was about 53.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2023 at £201,000.

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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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

C69

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 49 Buckingham Drive, Leicester, LE2 8PY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

49 Buckingham Drive has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

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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.

Price for 49 Buckingham Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£223,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£201,000

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

29 June 2023Most recent
£201,000
+306.1%over 23 years
16 September 1999
£49,500
+26.9%over 3 years
16 February 1996
£39,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE2 8PY: £202,000 (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.

On years held, 49 Buckingham Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,000

Street avg £2,374

Above

Floor Area

67 m²

Street avg 63 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.7 t/year

Street avg 2.8 t/year

On par

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Comparables

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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

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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