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The Driveway, The Cottage, Dalby Avenue, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RE

Estimated value

£622,000

  • Since the 2022 sale (£585,000)+6%
  • Against LE7 9RE's recent median (£535,000)+16%

Newest record on this page: January 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
193 m²
2077 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 74
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£622,000

  • Against its 2022 sale (£585,000)+6%
  • Against LE7 9RE's recent median (£535,000)+16%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for The Driveway is modelled from its 193 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in LE7 9RE. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    193 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2019

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2022

  • Recent sales in LE7 9RE

    5 sales, median £535,000 (2025–2021)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: January 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The Driveway has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2014.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 November 2022Most recent

    £585,000

    +178.6%over 8 years

  2. 17 January 2014

    £210,000

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

Risks

What this page doesn't show

Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About The Driveway

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

The Driveway is a semi-detached house in Bushby, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9RE). It has a recorded floor area of 193 m² (around 2077 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in August 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good.

Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 2014–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£282/sq ft) was about 32% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2022 for £585,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C74
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 24 October 2029

2 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2019from Aug 2013
EPC improved fromD59toC74
Heating Controls
Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Windows
AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Walls
Very PoorGood

Wall insulation improved

Roof Insulation
InsulatedWell Insulated

Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels

Floor Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated

Floor insulation added or improved

Low Energy Lighting
0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Driveway, The Cottage, Dalby Avenue, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

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.

On the street

Versus other Dalby Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for The Driveway lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,031

Street avg £2,901

Above

Floor Area

193 m²

Street avg 186 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 7.2 t/year

Strongly above
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

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.

Nearest schools

  • Thurnby, St Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary613m
  • Fernvale Primary SchoolPrimary628m
  • Willowbrook Mead Primary AcademyPrimary1.1km
  • Thurnby Mead Primary AcademyPrimary1.8km

Nearest stops

  • Main StreetBus stop273m
  • Dalby AvenueBus stop308m
  • Pulford DriveBus stop403m
  • Hereward DriveBus stop484m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,017 reports36%
  • Anti-social Behaviour392 reports14%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson282 reports10%
  • Shoplifting252 reports9%

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A Local Area 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
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC CPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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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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£462k

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£450k

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How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for The Driveway is modelled from its 193 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in LE7 9RE. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for The Driveway. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for The Driveway was lodged in October 2019 at band C and is valid until October 2029. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to The Driveway. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 14 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from LE7 9RE, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
The Driveway is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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