17 Dalby Avenue, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RE
About 17 Dalby Avenue
17 Dalby Avenue is a five-bedroom detached house in Bushby, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9RE). It has a recorded floor area of 224 m² (around 2411 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 224 m² it's 19.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (188 m² median across 19 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £801,000 is 23.2% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 30.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2018 at £650,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
17 Dalby Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2025RenovationAmendmentIn report
Change of material on proposed front porch from timber decorative beams to aluminium frame (proposed non-material amendment to 24/00048/FUL)
- Agent
- The Practical Planning Company
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00694/NMA
- Mar 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Erection of front extension to form new entrance lobby, remodelling of 3 existing front bay windows, erection of single storey rear extensions, new external insulation to existing walls, removal of chimneys and erection of timber sliding gates with render/slate masonry piers (resubmission of 19/01941/FUL)
New Windows- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00048/FUL
What's in 17 Dalby Avenue, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RE's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
17 Dalby Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£801,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£650,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 December 2018Most recent
£650,000
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
Everything we know about 17 Dalby Avenue, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Dalby Avenue homes
Habitable Rooms for 17 Dalby Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,902
Street avg £2,908
Floor Area
224 m²
Street avg 188 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 7.0 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
0.3 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
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB