What type of property is The Driveway, The Cottage, Dalby Avenue, LE7 9RE?

The Driveway, The Cottage, Dalby Avenue, LE7 9RE is a semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for The Driveway, The Cottage, Dalby Avenue, LE7 9RE?

The Driveway, The Cottage, Dalby Avenue, LE7 9RE last sold for £585,000 in November 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £210,000 in January 2014, so prices have been rising over 9 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for The Driveway, The Cottage, Dalby Avenue, LE7 9RE?

Across 2 sales between January 2014 and November 2022, The Driveway, The Cottage, Dalby Avenue, LE7 9RE rose from £210,000 to £585,000, a change of £375,000. That works out to roughly +12.2% per year compounded over 9 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does The Driveway, The Cottage, Dalby Avenue, LE7 9RE have?

The current EPC rating for The Driveway, The Cottage, Dalby Avenue, LE7 9RE is C with a score of 74 out of 100, lodged in October 2019. It has improved from a D recorded in August 2013. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of The Driveway, The Cottage, Dalby Avenue, LE7 9RE?

The Driveway, The Cottage, Dalby Avenue, LE7 9RE has a recorded floor area of 193 m² (2,077 sq ft). Source: EPC Register.

How is The Driveway, The Cottage, Dalby Avenue, LE7 9RE heated?

The latest EPC at The Driveway, The Cottage, Dalby Avenue, LE7 9RE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is The Driveway, The Cottage, Dalby Avenue, LE7 9RE?

The Driveway, The Cottage, Dalby Avenue, LE7 9RE is in council tax band D.

Where is The Driveway, The Cottage, Dalby Avenue, LE7 9RE located?

The Driveway, The Cottage, Dalby Avenue, LE7 9RE sits in Bushby, Leicester, Leicester. It falls within the LE7 postcode district in Leicestershire.

What is crime like near The Driveway, The Cottage, Dalby Avenue, LE7 9RE?

Police records around The Driveway, The Cottage, Dalby Avenue, LE7 9RE show an average of 191 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 36% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve The Driveway, The Cottage, Dalby Avenue, LE7 9RE?

The closest primary school to The Driveway, The Cottage, Dalby Avenue, LE7 9RE is Thurnby, St Luke's Church of England Primary School (613m), one of 10 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The City of Leicester College (1.9km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to The Driveway, The Cottage, Dalby Avenue, LE7 9RE?

The closest bus stop to The Driveway, The Cottage, Dalby Avenue, LE7 9RE is Main Street, 273m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

193 m²

2077 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 74

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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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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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

C74

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

3 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

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

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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.

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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 doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2014.

Current estimate

£622,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.2% per year over 9 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£585,000

Growth on file: 12.2% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

30 November 2022Most recent
£585,000
+178.6%over 8 years
17 January 2014
£210,000

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

Nearby sales in LE7 9RE

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

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Floor Area

193 m²

Street avg 186 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

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CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 7.2 t/year

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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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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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.

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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· 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

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70 dB

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80 dB

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Common questions

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