57 Charnwood Drive, Thurnby, Leicester, LE7 9PD
About 57 Charnwood Drive
57 Charnwood Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Thurnby, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9PD). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (101 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £286,000 is 39.5% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£272/sq ft) was about 51.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in March 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2019RenovationAmendmentIn report
Alterations to roof (proposed non material amendment of 18/00069/FUL)
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/01320/NMA
- Feb 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Erection of side and rear extension to the dwelling and a workshop extension to the garage
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00069/FUL
What's in 57 Charnwood Drive, Thurnby, Leicester, LE7 9PD's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
57 Charnwood Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£286,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£205,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 March 2017Most recent
£205,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 9PD: £330,000 (2025–2020).
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
£330,0003 Charnwood Drive, Thurnby, Leicester, LE7 9PD
Sold Apr 2021
£347,50017 Charnwood Drive, Thurnby, Leicester, LE7 9PD
Sold Aug 2020
£260,000
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Versus other Charnwood Drive homes
On floor area, 57 Charnwood Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,929
Street avg £2,821
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 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