18 Castell Drive, Groby, Leicester, LE6 0DD
About 18 Castell Drive
18 Castell Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Groby, Leicester, Leicester (LE6 0DD). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (September 2022) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in September 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £462,000 sits 507.9% above the 1997 sale of £76,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£50/sq ft) was about 71.1% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Heating systemGas
- Solar panelsYes
Energy performance
18 Castell Drive ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
18 Castell Drive has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
18 Castell Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£462,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£76,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 September 1997Most recent
£76,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE6 0DD: £342,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in LE6 0DD
2 Castell Drive, Groby, Leicester, LE6 0DD
Sold Nov 2024
£390,00020 Castell Drive, Groby, Leicester, LE6 0DD
Sold Jun 2024
£342,00012 Castell Drive, Groby, Leicester, LE6 0DD
Sold Nov 2023
£392,41728 Castell Drive, Groby, Leicester, LE6 0DD
Sold Sept 2021
£220,00014 Castell Drive, Groby, Leicester, LE6 0DD
Sold Nov 2020
£325,000
Versus other Castell Drive homes
On price per m², 18 Castell Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£543
Street avg £2,556
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Marston Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Elizabeth Woodville Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.6dB








