What kind of home is 17 Castell Drive, LE6 0DE?

17 Castell Drive, LE6 0DE is a 6-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 17 Castell Drive, LE6 0DE?

17 Castell Drive, LE6 0DE last sold for £605,000 in September 2024, around 2 years ago. Before that, it sold for £325,000 in September 2019, so prices have been rising over 5 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 17 Castell Drive, LE6 0DE?

Across 2 sales between September 2019 and September 2024, 17 Castell Drive, LE6 0DE rose from £325,000 to £605,000, a change of £280,000. That works out to roughly +13.3% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Castell Drive, LE6 0DE have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Castell Drive, LE6 0DE is E with a score of 52 out of 100, lodged in December 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Castell Drive, LE6 0DE?

17 Castell Drive, LE6 0DE has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (1,582 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 21% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in LE6 0DE. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Castell Drive, LE6 0DE use?

The latest EPC at 17 Castell Drive, LE6 0DE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Castell Drive, LE6 0DE?

17 Castell Drive, LE6 0DE is in council tax band C.

Which area is 17 Castell Drive, LE6 0DE in?

17 Castell Drive, LE6 0DE sits in Groby, Leicester, Leicester. It falls within the LE6 postcode district in Leicestershire.

What is crime like near 17 Castell Drive, LE6 0DE?

Police records around 17 Castell Drive, LE6 0DE show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 64% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 17 Castell Drive, LE6 0DE?

The closest primary school to 17 Castell Drive, LE6 0DE is Elizabeth Woodville Primary School (619m), one of 11 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Brookvale Groby Learning Campus (1.2km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 17 Castell Drive, LE6 0DE?

The closest bus stop to 17 Castell Drive, LE6 0DE is Marston Drive, 209m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Castell Drive, Groby, Leicester, LE6 0DE

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

147 m²

1582 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 52

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Castell Drive

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

17 Castell Drive is a six-bedroom detached house in Groby, Leicester, Leicester (LE6 0DE). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump.

At 147 m² it's 26.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (116 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2019–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£382/sq ft) was about 156.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2024 for £605,000.

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

Bedrooms6
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes

Outside

GarageIntegral

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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.

17 Castell Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E52

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Castell Drive, Groby, Leicester, LE6 0DE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Castell Drive has no planning applications on record.

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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.

Latest sale on 17 Castell Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£601,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.3% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£605,000

Growth on file: 13.3% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

12 September 2024Most recent
£605,000
+86.2%over 4 years
18 September 2019
£325,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE6 0DE: £355,500 (2025–2016).

Nearby sales in LE6 0DE

On the street

Versus other Castell Drive homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Castell Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,116

Street avg £2,536

Strongly above

Floor Area

147 m²

Street avg 116 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.7 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

£517k

1 Butler Close, Ratby

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1 Bluebell Drive, Groby

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4 bed2 bath

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1 Buckingham Close, Groby

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£391k

1 Buttercup Grove, Ratby

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4 bed2 bath

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1 Astill Close, Ratby

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4 bed2 bath

£450k

1 Buttercup Close, Groby

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1 Bracken Hill, Newtown Linford

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1 Cedar Court, Groby

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2 bed1 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.

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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. 13 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE6 0DE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.9dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for LE6 0DE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

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