Chestnut Farm, Barkby Road, Beeby, Leicester, LE7 3BQ
About Chestnut Farm
Chestnut Farm is a detached house in Beeby, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 3BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on oil.
Today's modelled estimate of £580,000 is 31.8% below the 2021 sale of £850,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£490/sq ft) was about 250.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 161 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold June 2021 for £850,000. 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 2020.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Sept 2020AmendmentIn report
Certificate of lawful use (existing) for an agriculturally restricted residential dwelling to be used as a C3 residential dwelling
Retrospective- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- P/20/0702/2
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Chestnut Farm was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£580,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£850,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 June 2021Most recent
£850,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 3BQ: £159,950 (2019–2004).
Nearby sales in LE7 3BQ
2 Brewery Cottages, Barkby Road, Beeby, Leicester, LE7 3BQ
Sold Sept 2019
£180,0004 Brewery Cottages, Barkby Road, Beeby, Leicester, LE7 3BQ
Sold Aug 2005
£159,9503 Brewery Cottages, Barkby Road, Beeby, Leicester, LE7 3BQ
Sold Oct 2003
£112,950Beeby Paddocks, Barkby Road, Beeby, Leicester, LE7 3BQ
Sold Nov 2000
£235,000
Everything we know about Chestnut Farm, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Environmental risk flagged

Versus other Barkby Road homes
Chestnut Farm outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,280
Street avg £1,568
Floor Area
161 m²
Street avg 154 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 9.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Church — bus stop.
Closest school
2.6 km
The Pochin School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB