2 The Copse, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RW
About 2 The Copse
2 The Copse is a five-bedroom detached house in Bushby, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 9RW). It has a recorded floor area of 206 m² (around 2217 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).
7 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £821,000 is 18.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£313/sq ft) was about 53.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £695,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Energy performance
2 The Copse's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 20 November 2029
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Planning history
2 The Copse has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
7 applications on record at 2 The Copse, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RW
- Oct 2007Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Felling and works to trees
- Reference
- 07/01245/TPO
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksSept 2025Decision
- Tree WorksJan 2024Decision
+ 4 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£821,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.5% per year over 18 years.
£695,000
Growth on file: 2.5% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
8 April 2021Most recent
£695,000
+54.4%over 17 years8 May 2003
£450,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 9RW: £690,000 (2022–2010).
Nearby sales in LE7 9RW
6 The Copse, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RW
Sold May 2022
£870,0008 The Copse, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RW
Sold Nov 2020
£690,0009 The Copse, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RW
Sold Sept 2017
£695,0003 The Copse, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RW
Sold Oct 2011
£468,0004 The Copse, Bushby, Leicester, LE7 9RW
Sold May 2004
£537,500
Versus other The Copse homes
On floor area, 2 The Copse runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,374
Street avg £2,859
Floor Area
206 m²
Street avg 238 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.8 t/year
Street avg 6.2 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
191/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Main Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Thurnby, St Luke's Church of England Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB







