What type of property is 47 Bignal Drive, LE3 3QF?

47 Bignal Drive, LE3 3QF is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 47 Bignal Drive, LE3 3QF?

47 Bignal Drive, LE3 3QF last sold for £267,000 in June 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £130,000 in November 2008, so prices have been rising over 14 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 47 Bignal Drive, LE3 3QF?

Across 2 sales between November 2008 and June 2022, 47 Bignal Drive, LE3 3QF rose from £130,000 to £267,000, a change of £137,000. That works out to roughly +5.4% per year compounded over 14 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 47 Bignal Drive, LE3 3QF?

The current EPC rating for 47 Bignal Drive, LE3 3QF is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in January 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 47 Bignal Drive, LE3 3QF?

47 Bignal Drive, LE3 3QF has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (980 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 17% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in LE3 3QF. Source: EPC Register.

How is 47 Bignal Drive, LE3 3QF heated?

The latest EPC at 47 Bignal Drive, LE3 3QF records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 47 Bignal Drive, LE3 3QF?

47 Bignal Drive, LE3 3QF has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in August 2016 under ref. 16/1018/HHPD. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 47 Bignal Drive, LE3 3QF?

47 Bignal Drive, LE3 3QF 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.

Where is 47 Bignal Drive, LE3 3QF located?

47 Bignal Drive, LE3 3QF sits in Leicester Forest East, Leicester, Leicester. It falls within the LE3 postcode district in Leicestershire.

Is 47 Bignal Drive, LE3 3QF in a safe area?

Police records around 47 Bignal Drive, LE3 3QF show an average of 7 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 37% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (247% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 47 Bignal Drive, LE3 3QF?

The closest primary school to 47 Bignal Drive, LE3 3QF is Fossebrook Primary School (489m), one of 15 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Winstanley School (1.8km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 47 Bignal Drive, LE3 3QF?

The closest bus stop to 47 Bignal Drive, LE3 3QF is Walsingham Crescent, 222m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

91 m²

980 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 47 Bignal Drive

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

47 Bignal Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Leicester Forest East, Leicester, Leicester (LE3 3QF). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2008–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£273/sq ft) was about 77.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2022 for £267,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

Building

Previously extendedYes

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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

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 47 Bignal Drive, Leicester Forest East, Leicester, LE3 3QF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

47 Bignal Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 47 Bignal Drive, Leicester Forest East, Leicester, LE3 3QF

1decisions1extensions3documents4nearby

Aug 2016
ExtensionOutline
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
The erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.5 metres, for which the maximum height would be 3.8 metres and an eaves height of 2.5 metres.
Documents
3 docs on file
Reference
16/1018/HHPD
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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.

47 Bignal Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2008.

Current estimate

£287,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£267,000

Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

23 June 2022Most recent
£267,000
+105.4%over 13 years
14 November 2008
£130,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE3 3QF: £215,000 (2024–2017).

Nearby sales in LE3 3QF

On the street

Versus other Bignal Drive homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 47 Bignal Drive stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,934

Street avg £1,909

Strongly above

Floor Area

91 m²

Street avg 82 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

On par

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Leicester report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

7/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Walsingham Crescent — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Fossebrook Primary School. 17 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE3 3QF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

57.7dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for LE3 3QF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

50.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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