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4 Chestnut Drive, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RB

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
180 m²
1938 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 72
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 4 Chestnut Drive

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

4 Chestnut Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Bushby, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9RB). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £550,000 is 42.9% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£199/sq ft) was about 19% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in May 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

4 Chestnut Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Jan 2025

Current Certificate
Jan 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 20 January 2025

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Chestnut Drive, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a two-storey side extension at 4 Chestnut Drive.

1 application on record at 4 Chestnut Drive, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RB

1decisions1extensions
  1. Feb 2003
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Two storey · Side of property

    Two storey extension to side of dwelling

    Reference
    02/01870/FUL
    Full record in report

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

4 Chestnut Drive has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£550,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£385,000

Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 May 2015Most recent

    £385,000

    +196.2%over 16 years

  2. 20 May 1998

    £130,000

    +36.8%over 1 year

  3. 11 July 1996

    £95,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 9RB: £395,000 (2025–2016).

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.

4 Chestnut Drive outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,139

Street avg £2,337

Strongly below

Floor Area

180 m²

Street avg 211 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 7.1 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Chestnut Drive, Bushby

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£1.2m

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£462k

1 Charnwood Drive, Thurnby

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3 bed2 bath
£450k

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£441k

1 Cedar Cottages, Rolleston Road, Skeffington

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3 bed
£404k

1 Angus Close, Thurnby

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3 bed1 bath
£349k

1 Church Street, Billesdon

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3 bed2 bath
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.
Full Leicester report

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.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area 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 4 Chestnut Drive, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.