What kind of home is 5 Charnwood Drive, LE7 9PD?

5 Charnwood Drive, LE7 9PD is a 3-bedroom detached house.

When did 5 Charnwood Drive, LE7 9PD last change hands?

5 Charnwood Drive, LE7 9PD last sold for £232,500 in November 2016, around 10 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £150,000 in June 2003. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 5 Charnwood Drive, LE7 9PD?

Across 3 sales between June 2003 and November 2016, 5 Charnwood Drive, LE7 9PD rose from £150,000 to £232,500, a change of £82,500. That works out to roughly +3.3% per year compounded over 13 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 5 Charnwood Drive, LE7 9PD have?

The current EPC rating for 5 Charnwood Drive, LE7 9PD is E with a score of 45 out of 100, lodged in October 2008. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Charnwood Drive, LE7 9PD?

5 Charnwood Drive, LE7 9PD has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (1,174 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 12% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in LE7 9PD. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Charnwood Drive, LE7 9PD use?

The latest EPC at 5 Charnwood Drive, LE7 9PD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Charnwood Drive, LE7 9PD?

5 Charnwood Drive, LE7 9PD is in council tax band C.

Which area is 5 Charnwood Drive, LE7 9PD in?

5 Charnwood Drive, LE7 9PD sits in Thurnby, Leicester, Leicester. It falls within the LE7 postcode district in Leicestershire.

What is crime like near 5 Charnwood Drive, LE7 9PD?

Police records around 5 Charnwood Drive, LE7 9PD show an average of 191 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 36% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 5 Charnwood Drive, LE7 9PD?

The closest primary school to 5 Charnwood Drive, LE7 9PD is Fernvale Primary School (360m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The City of Leicester College (1.5km), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 5 Charnwood Drive, LE7 9PD?

The closest bus stop to 5 Charnwood Drive, LE7 9PD is Forest Rise, 216m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Charnwood Drive, Thurnby, Leicester, LE7 9PD

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

109 m²

1174 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 45

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 5 Charnwood Drive

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

5 Charnwood Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Thurnby, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9PD). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1174 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2003–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £349,000 sits 50.1% above the 2016 sale of £232,500. At 109 m² it's 16.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (94 m² median across 12 EPCs). 10 years since the last transfer (November 2016).

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

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Energy

Energy performance

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

5 Charnwood Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Oct 2018

Current Certificate

Oct 2008

EPC Rating

E45

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 20 October 2018

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Charnwood Drive, Thurnby, Leicester, LE7 9PD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Charnwood Drive has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

5 Charnwood Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£349,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 13 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£232,500

Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

25 November 2016Most recent
£232,500
+14.0%over 9 years
12 April 2007
£204,000
+36.0%over 3 years
29 June 2003
£150,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 9PD: £330,000 (2026–2023).

Nearby sales in LE7 9PD

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 epc rating, 5 Charnwood Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,132

Street avg £3,222

Strongly below

Floor Area

109 m²

Street avg 96 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£349k

1 Church Street, Billesdon

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3 bed2 bath

£328k

1 Bert Cole Lane, Scraptoft

LE7 9YL

3 bed2 bath

£404k

1 Angus Close, Thurnby

LE7 9QG

3 bed1 bath

£298k

1 Church Hill, Scraptoft

LE7 9ST

3 bed

£296k

1 Bryony Close, Thurnby

LE7 9UN

3 bed1 bath

£441k

1 Cedar Cottages, Rolleston Road, Skeffington

LE7 9YD

3 bed

£462k

1 Charnwood Drive, Thurnby

LE7 9PD

3 bed2 bath

£519k

1 Chestnut Drive, Bushby

LE7 9RB

3 bed

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.

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Crime

191/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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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· 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

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FAQ

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