8 Chestnut Drive, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RB
About 8 Chestnut Drive
8 Chestnut Drive is a six-bedroom detached house in Bushby, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9RB). It has a recorded floor area of 318 m² (around 3423 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. Other recorded features include notable views. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 73).
At 318 m² the property is well over the postcode median (167 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £948,000 is 23.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£223/sq ft) was about 82.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £765,000 in July 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms4
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
8 Chestnut Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Erection of single and two storey rear extension, with existing garage to be converted into lounge (revised scheme of 17/00392/FUL)
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/01353/FUL
- May 2017Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Erection of single and two storey rear and side extensions; including a raised ridged height and the conversion of the garage to habitable accommodation
Extension- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00392/FUL
What's in 8 Chestnut Drive, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RB's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
8 Chestnut Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.
£948,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 18 years.
£765,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
22 July 2021Most recent
£765,000
+188.7%over 18 years19 March 2003
£265,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 9RB: £385,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in LE7 9RB
6 Chestnut Drive, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RB
Sold Jun 2025
£925,0001 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
£385,0003 Chestnut Drive, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RB
Sold Aug 2012
£241,000
Everything we know about 8 Chestnut Drive, in one report
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Versus other Chestnut Drive homes
8 Chestnut Drive is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£2,406
Street avg £2,293
Floor Area
318 m²
Street avg 191 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.2 t/year
Street avg 6.5 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