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 £522,000 is 39.9% 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.
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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
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Jun 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2021PorchFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Erection of two storey side and rear extensions, single storey side and rear extensions, porch to front, internal and external alterations and close boarded fencing
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00556/FUL
- Feb 2020Demolition And RebuildFullIn report
Demolition of existing dwelling, erection of dwelling and erection of 2m fence (part retrospective) (revised scheme of 19/00321/FUL)
Retrospective- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/02004/FUL
What's in 1 Chestnut Drive, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RB's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Chestnut Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£522,000
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
Everything we know about 1 Chestnut Drive, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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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
2/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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB