16 Gillbank Drive, Ratby, Leicester, LE6 0NH
About 16 Gillbank Drive
16 Gillbank Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Ratby, Leicester, Leicester (LE6 0NH). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 104 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2019–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £414,000 is 15% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£322/sq ft) was about 59% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2021 for £360,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2018.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
- Corner plotYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Dec 2018FullIn report
Demolition of existing outbuilding and garage and erection of a single storey bungalow
- Agent
- Design Studio Architects Limited
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/01016/FUL
What's in 16 Gillbank Drive, Ratby, Leicester, LE6 0NH's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 16 Gillbank Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£414,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.6% per year over 1 year.
£360,000
Growth on file: 10.6% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
20 January 2021Most recent
£360,000
+12.5%over 1 year20 November 2019
£320,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE6 0NH: £220,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in LE6 0NH
4 Gillbank Drive, Ratby, Leicester, LE6 0NH
Sold Jun 2024
£220,00019 Gillbank Drive, Ratby, Leicester, LE6 0NH
Sold Jun 2021
£258,0007 Gillbank Drive, Ratby, Leicester, LE6 0NH
Sold Nov 2020
£200,00031 Gillbank Drive, Ratby, Leicester, LE6 0NH
Sold Jul 2018
£200,00022 Gillbank Drive, Ratby, Leicester, LE6 0NH
Sold Apr 2017
£184,000
Versus other Gillbank Drive homes
On floor area, 16 Gillbank Drive stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,462
Street avg £2,575
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Chapel Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Ratby Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB








