5 Bennion Road, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9QF
About 5 Bennion Road
5 Bennion Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Bushby, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9QF). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2012) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from September 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.
5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for tree works is awaiting a decision. Across 2013–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £496,000 is 25.3% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£328/sq ft) was about 47.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (March 2017). At 112 m² it's 23.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (146 m² median across 8 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
5 Bennion Road'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Sept 2022
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 27 September 2022
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Planning history
5 Bennion Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
5 applications on record at 5 Bennion Road, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9QF
- Oct 2002Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Works to trees
- Reference
- 02/01508/TPO
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionNov 2018Decision
- ExtensionApr 2018Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
5 Bennion Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£496,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.9% per year over 4 years.
£396,000
Growth on file: 12.9% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
30 March 2017Most recent
£396,000
+55.3%over 3 years14 August 2013
£255,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 9QF: £465,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in LE7 9QF
8 Bennion Road, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9QF
Sold Jul 2023
£560,0006 Bennion Road, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9QF
Sold Oct 2022
£690,00011 Bennion Road, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9QF
Sold Mar 2019
£465,0001 Bennion Road, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9QF
Sold Oct 2016
£330,0003 Bennion Road, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9QF
Sold Oct 2014
£345,000
Versus other Bennion Road homes
Floor Area for 5 Bennion Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,536
Street avg £2,633
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 150 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 8.7 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
191/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Dalby Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Thurnby, St Luke's Church of England Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB







