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3 Charnwood Drive, Thurnby, Leicester, LE7 9PD

3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
123 m²
1324 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 3 Charnwood Drive

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

3 Charnwood Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Thurnby, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9PD). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

At 123 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £418,000 is 20.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£262/sq ft) was about 32.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £347,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageSingle

Building

  • Underfloor heatingYes
  • Previously extendedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Charnwood Drive, Thurnby, Leicester, LE7 9PD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Charnwood Drive has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

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 3 Charnwood Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£418,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£347,500

Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 April 2021Most recent

    £347,500

    +93.1%over 18 years
  2. 22 November 2002

    £180,000

    +118.2%over 4 years
  3. 6 April 1998

    £82,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 9PD: £275,000 (2025–2017).

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On the street

Versus other Charnwood Drive homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 3 Charnwood Drive stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,825

Street avg £2,833

On par

Floor Area

123 m²

Street avg 95 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

On par
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.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Forest Rise — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Fernvale Primary School. 22 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE7 9PD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LE7 9PD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE7 9PD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 3 Charnwood Drive, Thurnby, Leicester, LE7 9PD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.