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71 Chestnut Road, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8DD

8 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
162 m²
1744 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 71 Chestnut Road

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

71 Chestnut Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Glenfield, Leicester, Leicester (LE3 8DD). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

At 162 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 34 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £279,000 is 24% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£129/sq ft) was about 17.2% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £225,000 in November 2022. 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
  • Dining roomYes
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • ParkingOff road

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 71 Chestnut Road

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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.

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

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

May 2022from Feb 2012
EPC improved fromE54toD63
Windows
AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Walls
Very PoorPoor

Wall insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
70%100%

More low energy lighting installed

SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

From £885 · Includes VAT

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 71 Chestnut Road, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8DD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

71 Chestnut Road has no planning applications on record.

3

But the area is active

3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

71 Chestnut Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£279,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 27 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£225,000

Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 November 2022Most recent

    £225,000

    +181.3%over 6 years

  2. 11 August 2016

    £80,000

    -42.4%over 3 years

  3. 13 September 2012

    £139,000

    +2.2%over 4 years

  4. 19 September 2007

    £136,000

    +81.3%over 6 years

  5. 22 July 2001

    £75,000

    +28.2%over 1 year

  6. 25 July 1999

    £58,500

    +21.9%over 7 months

  7. 8 January 1999

    £48,000

    +50.0%over 3 years

  8. 1 June 1995

    £32,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE3 8DD: £320,000 (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.

Floor Area for 71 Chestnut Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,389

Street avg £2,316

Strongly below

Floor Area

162 m²

Street avg 86 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.9 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 71 Chestnut Road

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

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

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.
£296k

1 Bramble Close, Glenfield

LE3 8JN

3 bed
£300k

1 Ashleigh Court, Ashleigh Road, Glenfield

LE3 8GZ

3 bed1 bath
£342k

1 Chestnut Road, Glenfield

LE3 8DD

3 bed1 bath
£210k

1 Cranstone Crescent, Glenfield

LE3 8LA

3 bed1 bath
£417k

1 Clovelly Road, Glenfield

LE3 8AD

3 bed1 bath
£280k

1 Branting Hill Avenue, Glenfield

LE3 8GD

2 bed
£281k

1 Branting Hill Grove, Glenfield

LE3 8GE

2 bed
£275k

1 Ashleigh Road, Glenfield

LE3 8DA

4 bed
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

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 71 Chestnut Road, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8DD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.