3 Charnwood Drive, Thurnby, Leicester, LE7 9PD
About 3 Charnwood Drive
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageSingle
Building
- Underfloor heatingYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Charnwood Drive has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 3 Charnwood Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£418,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 23 years.
£347,500
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
14 April 2021Most recent
£347,500
+93.1%over 18 years22 November 2002
£180,000
+118.2%over 4 years6 April 1998
£82,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 9PD: £275,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in LE7 9PD
21 Charnwood Drive, Thurnby, Leicester, LE7 9PD
Sold Mar 2025
£330,0009 Charnwood Drive, Thurnby, Leicester, LE7 9PD
Sold Jan 2024
£275,00029 Charnwood Drive, Thurnby, Leicester, LE7 9PD
Sold Apr 2023
£330,00017 Charnwood Drive, Thurnby, Leicester, LE7 9PD
Sold Aug 2020
£260,00057 Charnwood Drive, Thurnby, Leicester, LE7 9PD
Sold Mar 2017
£205,000
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Versus other Charnwood Drive homes
On floor area, 3 Charnwood Drive stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,825
Street avg £2,833
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Forest Rise — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Fernvale Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB