13 Bignal Drive, Leicester Forest East, Leicester, LE3 3QF

13 Bignal Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Leicester Forest East, Leicester, Leicester (LE3 3QF). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Held since December 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £280,000 sits 305.8% above the 1997 sale of £69,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£67/sq ft) was about 57.2% below the postcode norm. At 95 m² it's 18% larger than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 14 EPCs).