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59 Chestnut Road, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8DD

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
120 m²
1292 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 59 Chestnut Road

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

59 Chestnut Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Glenfield, Leicester, Leicester (LE3 8DD). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 34 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2019–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £363,000 is 11.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£252/sq ft) was about 84.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £325,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

59 Chestnut Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 59 Chestnut Road, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8DD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

59 Chestnut Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

2 applications on record at 59 Chestnut Road, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8DD

1decisions1extensions3nearby
  1. Aug 2002
    Demolition And RebuildFull
    Outcome in report

    Demolition of existing garage and outbuildings and erection of replacement garage and utility room

    Reference
    02/0656/1/PX
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision

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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£363,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.1% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£325,000

Growth on file: 14.1% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 August 2022Most recent

    £325,000

    +58.5%over 3 years

  2. 28 February 2019

    £205,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE3 8DD: £282,500 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Chestnut Road homes

Four headline reads against 34 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 59 Chestnut Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,708

Street avg £2,270

Above

Floor Area

120 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.7 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 59 Chestnut Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£342k

1 Chestnut Road, Glenfield

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3 bed1 bath
£417k

1 Clovelly Road, Glenfield

LE3 8AD

3 bed1 bath
£300k

1 Ashleigh Court, Ashleigh Road, Glenfield

LE3 8GZ

3 bed1 bath
£296k

1 Bramble Close, Glenfield

LE3 8JN

3 bed
£210k

1 Cranstone Crescent, Glenfield

LE3 8LA

3 bed1 bath
£281k

1 Branting Hill Grove, Glenfield

LE3 8GE

2 bed
£280k

1 Branting Hill Avenue, Glenfield

LE3 8GD

2 bed
£478k

1 Faire Road, Glenfield

LE3 8EE

4 bed2 bath
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.
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

Chestnut Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Glenfield Primary School. 24 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE3 8DD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LE3 8DD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE3 8DD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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