2 Chestnut Drive, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RB
About 2 Chestnut Drive
2 Chestnut Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Bushby, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9RB). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in July 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £504,000 sits 338.3% above the 1999 sale of £115,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£81/sq ft) was about 49.6% below the postcode norm. At 132 m² it's 26.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (180 m² median across 7 EPCs).
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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
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Chestnut Drive has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
2 Chestnut Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£504,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£115,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 July 1999Most recent
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 9RB: £395,000 (2025–2016).
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
£765,0001 Chestnut Drive, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RB
Sold Jun 2017
£373,0009 Chestnut Drive, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RB
Sold Jan 2016
£380,0004 Chestnut Drive, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RB
Sold May 2015
£385,000
Everything we know about 2 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
2 Chestnut Drive is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£871
Street avg £2,549
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 218 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 7.2 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB