3 Scrivener Close, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9NE
About 3 Scrivener Close
3 Scrivener Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Bushby, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9NE). It has a recorded floor area of 202 m² (around 2174 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Held since September 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 202 m² the property is well over the postcode median (146 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £585,000 sits 238.2% above the 1999 sale of £173,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£80/sq ft) was about 45.3% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageDouble
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Scrivener Close has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
3 Scrivener Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£585,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£173,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 September 1999Most recent
£173,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 9NE: £539,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in LE7 9NE
16 Scrivener Close, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9NE
Sold Jun 2025
£539,00014 Scrivener Close, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9NE
Sold Jun 2022
£667,0002 Scrivener Close, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9NE
Sold Feb 2022
£650,0004 Scrivener Close, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9NE
Sold Jan 2021
£330,00012 Scrivener Close, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9NE
Sold May 2014
£270,000
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Versus other Scrivener Close homes
Price per m² for 3 Scrivener Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£856
Street avg £2,438
Floor Area
202 m²
Street avg 154 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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
0.4 km
The Cedars — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Fernvale Primary School. 14 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
47.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB