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1 Chestnut Drive, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RB

5 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
128 m²
1378 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Chestnut Drive

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

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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Jun 2026

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Chestnut Drive, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jul 2021
    PorchFull
    In 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
    View planning record
  2. Feb 2020
    Demolition And RebuildFull
    In 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
    View planning record

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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

1 Chestnut Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£522,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2017)

£373,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 June 2017Most recent

    £373,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 9RB: £395,000 (2025–2015).

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On the street

Versus other Chestnut Drive homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Chestnut Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,914

Street avg £2,208

Strongly above

Floor Area

128 m²

Street avg 218 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.8 t/year

Street avg 7.0 t/year

Above
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.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE7 9RB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LE7 9RB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE7 9RB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Chestnut Drive, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.