When did 5 Chestnut Drive, LE7 9RB last change hands?

5 Chestnut Drive, LE7 9RB last sold for £215,000 in October 2001, around 25 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What planning history does 5 Chestnut Drive, LE7 9RB have?

5 Chestnut Drive, LE7 9RB has council approval for single-storey side and rear extension granted in May 2004 under ref. 04/00612/FUL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Chestnut Drive, LE7 9RB?

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

Which area is 5 Chestnut Drive, LE7 9RB in?

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

What is crime like near 5 Chestnut Drive, LE7 9RB?

Police records around 5 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.

What schools are near 5 Chestnut Drive, LE7 9RB?

The closest primary school to 5 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 5 Chestnut Drive, LE7 9RB?

The closest bus stop to 5 Chestnut Drive, LE7 9RB is Main Street, 140m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Chestnut Drive, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RB

2 planning records

Bedrooms

Council tax

Band E

Overview

About 5 Chestnut Drive

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

5 Chestnut Drive is a two-bedroom property in Bushby, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9RB). It has council tax band E.

Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in October 2001. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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Sold prices

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2

Energy

Energy performance

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

No EPC on record

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Chestnut Drive, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Jan 2023
Full
In report
Erection of a roof terrace (retrospective)
Retrospective
Documents
7 docs on file
Reference
22/01663/FUL
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May 2004
PorchFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of single storey rear and first floor side extensions, canopy and porch on front
Extension
Reference
04/00612/FUL
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What's in 5 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

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Last sold (2001)

£215,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

11 October 2001Most recent
£215,000

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

Nearby sales in LE7 9RB

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Area

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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

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

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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