Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 The Driveway, Dalby Avenue, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RE
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
114 m²
1227 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 1 The Driveway
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 The Driveway is a detached house in Bushby, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9RE). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (March 2026) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
At 114 m² it sits well below the postcode median (189 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
Current Certificate
Mar 2026EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 19 March 2036
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 The Driveway, Dalby Avenue, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 The Driveway has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
1 The Driveway has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£455,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 9RE: £585,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in LE7 9RE
53 Dalby Avenue, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RE
Sold Jan 2025
£390,00011 Dalby Avenue, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RE
Sold Nov 2024
£850,000The Driveway, The Cottage, Dalby Avenue, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RE
Sold Nov 2022
£585,000The Driveway, Richmond Cottage, Dalby Avenue, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RE
Sold Nov 2022
£319,000The Driveway, Orchard End, Dalby Avenue, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RE
Sold May 2022
£605,000
Versus other Dalby Avenue homes
Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
1 The Driveway outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 190 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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.
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
0.3 km
Main Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Thurnby, St Luke's Church of England Primary School. 14 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE7 9RE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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