1 Chestnut Drive, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RB
About 1 Chestnut Drive
1 Chestnut Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Bushby, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9RB). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2016) 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 June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 128 m² it's 28.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (180 m² median across 7 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £519,000 is 39.1% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£271/sq ft) was about 129.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in June 2017.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Jun 2026
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 9 June 2026
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Planning history
5 applications on record at 1 Chestnut Drive, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RB
- Nov 2017PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of two storey side extensions, a porch to front elevation, alterations to roof and erection of a boundary fence
Extension- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/01708/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- PorchJul 2021Decision
- Demolition And RebuildFeb 2020Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
1 Chestnut Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£519,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£373,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 June 2017Most recent
£373,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 9RB: £395,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in LE7 9RB
6 Chestnut Drive, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RB
Sold Jun 2025
£925,0008 Chestnut Drive, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RB
Sold Jul 2021
£765,0009 Chestnut Drive, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RB
Sold Jan 2016
£380,0004 Chestnut Drive, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RB
Sold May 2015
£385,0003 Chestnut Drive, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RB
Sold Aug 2012
£241,000
Versus other Chestnut Drive homes
1 Chestnut Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,914
Street avg £2,208
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 218 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 7.0 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
Main Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 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
46.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB







