9 Scrivener Close, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9NE
About 9 Scrivener Close
9 Scrivener Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Bushby, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9NE). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2024) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in July 2012 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a balcony. Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since October 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 138 m² it's 17.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (167 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1999–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £559,000 sits 147.3% above the 2001 sale of £226,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageDouble
- BalconyYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Solar panelsYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
9 Scrivener Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jul 2022Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension, erection of a porch extension and roof alteration to the front and erection of a two storey rear extension, partial conversion of garage to habitable accommodation
ExtensionPorch- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/01032/FUL
What's in 9 Scrivener Close, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9NE's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
9 Scrivener Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£559,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.3% per year over 2 years.
£226,000
Growth on file: 13.3% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
18 October 2001Most recent
£226,000
+32.2%over 2 years28 July 1999
£171,000
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
9 Scrivener Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,638
Street avg £2,360
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 161 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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