What type of property is 4 Chestnut Drive, LE7 9RB?

4 Chestnut Drive, LE7 9RB is a 4-bedroom detached house.

When did 4 Chestnut Drive, LE7 9RB last change hands?

4 Chestnut Drive, LE7 9RB last sold for £385,000 in May 2015, around 11 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £95,000 in July 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 4 Chestnut Drive, LE7 9RB?

Across 3 sales between July 1996 and May 2015, 4 Chestnut Drive, LE7 9RB rose from £95,000 to £385,000, a change of £290,000. That works out to roughly +7.7% per year compounded over 19 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 4 Chestnut Drive, LE7 9RB have?

The current EPC rating for 4 Chestnut Drive, LE7 9RB is C with a score of 72 out of 100, lodged in January 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 4 Chestnut Drive, LE7 9RB?

4 Chestnut Drive, LE7 9RB has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (1,938 sq ft), around 45 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 8% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in LE7 9RB. Source: EPC Register.

How is 4 Chestnut Drive, LE7 9RB heated?

The latest EPC at 4 Chestnut Drive, LE7 9RB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 4 Chestnut Drive, LE7 9RB had any planning applications?

4 Chestnut Drive, LE7 9RB has council approval for two-storey side extension granted in February 2003 under ref. 02/01870/FUL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 4 Chestnut Drive, LE7 9RB?

4 Chestnut Drive, LE7 9RB is in council tax band E.

Where is 4 Chestnut Drive, LE7 9RB located?

4 Chestnut Drive, LE7 9RB sits in Bushby, Leicester, Leicester. It falls within the LE7 postcode district in Leicestershire.

Is 4 Chestnut Drive, LE7 9RB in a safe area?

Police records around 4 Chestnut Drive, LE7 9RB show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 36% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 4 Chestnut Drive, LE7 9RB?

The closest primary school to 4 Chestnut Drive, LE7 9RB is Thurnby, St Luke's Church of England Primary School (620m), one of 9 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The City of Leicester College (1.9km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 4 Chestnut Drive, LE7 9RB?

The closest bus stop to 4 Chestnut Drive, LE7 9RB is Main Street, 140m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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4 Chestnut Drive, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RB

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

180 m²

1938 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 72

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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 £552,000 is 43.4% 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.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
EnsuiteYes

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

EPC Rating

C72

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

5.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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.

Feb 2003
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey extension to side of dwelling
Reference
02/01870/FUL
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What's in 4 Chestnut Drive, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RB's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and 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.

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

Current estimate

£552,000

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

4 May 2015Most recent
£385,000
+196.2%over 16 years
20 May 1998
£130,000
+36.8%over 1 year
11 July 1996
£95,000

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

Nearby sales in LE7 9RB

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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.

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

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Leicester report

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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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· 07:00 – 23:00

46.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LE7 9RB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

Low

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60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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