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The Driveway, Orchard End, Dalby Avenue, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RE

3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
204 m²
2196 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 71
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About The Driveway

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

The Driveway is a detached house in Bushby, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9RE). It has a recorded floor area of 204 m² (around 2196 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a C (score 71).

3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £707,000 is 16.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 29.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £605,000 in May 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

The Driveway's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Driveway, Orchard End, Dalby Avenue, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Feb 2023
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Erection of a single storey rear extension, conversion of flat roofs to pitched roofs on front, side and rear elevations

    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    22/02076/FUL
    View planning record
  2. Dec 2005
    Trees
    In report

    High hedge complaint

    Reference
    05/01340/HHE
    View planning record

What's in The Driveway, Orchard End, Dalby Avenue, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RE's planning history?

1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions 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.

The Driveway has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£707,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£605,000

Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 May 2022Most recent

    £605,000

    +665.8%over 26 years

  2. 10 April 1996

    £79,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 9RE: £535,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Dalby Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, The Driveway runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,966

Street avg £2,904

On par

Floor Area

204 m²

Street avg 189 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.6 t/year

Street avg 7.2 t/year

On par
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Chestnut Drive, Bushby

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1 Bennion Road, Bushby

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4 bed
£450k

1 Chapel Close, Houghton On The Hill

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£1.1m

1 Back Lane, Gaulby

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4 bed3 bath
£418k

1 Cedar Cottages, Rolleston Road, Skeffington

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Area

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.
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

0.3 km

Main Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Thurnby, St Luke's Church of England Primary School. 14 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

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 road noise heatmap for LE7 9RE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE7 9RE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about The Driveway, Orchard End, Dalby Avenue, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.