3 Chestnut Drive, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RB
About 3 Chestnut Drive
3 Chestnut Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Bushby, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9RB). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 963 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2011) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from November 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a corner plot.
Across 1998–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £409,000 sits 69.7% above the 2012 sale of £241,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£250/sq ft) was about 120.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 89 m² it sits well below the postcode median (180 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a porch and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 14 years since the last transfer (August 2012).
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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
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
- Corner plotYes
Energy performance
3 Chestnut Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Nov 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Chestnut Drive has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2014PorchAmendmentIn report
Alterations to porch roof and openings and other fenestration changes (Proposed Non-material amendment to 13/00843/FUL)
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/01145/NMA
- Jul 2013ExtensionFullIn report
Erection of front and rear extensions; minor roof alterations; pitched roof to existing Garage.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/00843/FUL
What's in 3 Chestnut Drive, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RB's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.
£409,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 14 years.
£241,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
29 August 2012Most recent
£241,000
+104.2%over 14 years2 July 1998
£118,000
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 3 Chestnut Drive, in one report
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Versus other Chestnut Drive homes
3 Chestnut Drive is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,694
Street avg £2,245
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 224 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 6.8 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