Sold Semi-detached

19 CHESTNUT AVENUE

LEICESTER, OADBY, LEICESTERSHIRE LE2 5JH

2 beds 1 baths 614 sq ft Listed 11 Jan 2023 (-1249d)

£285,000

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

57 m²

EPC rating

C

Year built

England and Wales: 1967-1975

Last sold

£270,000 Nov 2023

Price per m²

£5,000/m²

Local average

£273,156 (+4.3%)

Deprivation

Decile 7 (21,174 of 33,755)

Street crime

118 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

Key features

  • Semi-Detached Bungalow
  • Two Double Bedrooms
  • Driveway and Garage
  • Low Maintenance Gardens
  • No Upward Chain
  • Oadby Town Centre Position
  • Popular and In Demand Location
  • Council Tax Band: C
  • EPC Rating: C
  • Tenure: Freehold

Additional details

Heating
Gas central
Parking
Garage
Garden
Private garden

Description

Offered with No Upward Chain and situated within a short walk of Oadby Town Centre, this TWO BEDROOM SEMI-DETACHED BUNGALOW provides nicely presented and spacious accommodation being ideal for those looking to downsize within a popular and in demand area. Newton Fallowell Oadby are pleased to offer For Sale a property offering potential to extend (STPP) and situated close to local shops and amenities along with local bus routes into Leicester City Centre. The accommodation briefly comprises porch and hallway entrance, lounge, fitted kitchen, two bedrooms and a wet room. Outside there is a low maintenance frontage with a side driveway leading to a single detached garage. The rear garden is paved with gravelled areas offering a spacious and private feel.
Call Newton Fallowell Oadby for FREE No Sale No Fee Sales Valuations.
EPC rating: C. Council tax band: C, Tenure: Freehold,

Listed by

Oadby

The Property Franchise Group

Reference: 130605476

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 01/10/2020

Expiry date: 30/09/2030

Current heating cost: £451/year

Potential heating cost: £371/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £11,700

Recommendations

  • Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£800 - £1,200)
  • Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
  • Replacement glazing units (£1,000 - £1,400)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 2

Risk: In flood risk area

Environment Agency Flood Risk Areas (APSFR)

Floorplans

Floorplan

Floorplan

EPC Graphs

EPC Graph

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FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record, indicating window/door installations by FENSA-approved installers.

FENSA Certificate #3343112

Property Details

Street: 19 Chestnut Avenue

Town: Oadby

Postcode: LE2 5JH

Installation Details

Items: 1 door

Certificate Issued: 19/12/2005

Work Completed: 07/12/2005

This certificate data was retrieved from FENSA's database

What is FENSA? FENSA (Fenestration Self-Assessment Scheme) is a government-authorised scheme that monitors building regulation compliance for replacement windows and doors. Certificates indicate that work was completed by FENSA-approved installers.

Price history

9% since 2021

Event Date Price % change
Sold 17/11/2023 (2 years ago) £270,000 +8.9%
Sold 14/05/2021 (5 years ago) £248,000 —

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Data from Land Registry Price Paid.

Address Price Date Type
30 CHESTNUT AVENUE, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 5JG £360,000 04/12/2025 Semi-detached
30 CARTWRIGHT DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 5HL £280,000 17/07/2025 Semi-detached
21 CARTWRIGHT DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 5HN £258,300 02/11/2023 Semi-detached
38 CHESTNUT AVENUE, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 5JG £242,000 12/10/2023 Semi-detached
1 CARTWRIGHT DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 5HN £290,000 29/09/2023 Semi-detached
26 FOXHUNTER DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 5FE £267,500 28/09/2023 Semi-detached
97 BRABAZON ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 5HG £230,000 11/08/2023 Semi-detached
14 CHESTNUT AVENUE, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 5JG £293,500 12/04/2023 Semi-detached
52 FOXHUNTER DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 5FE £305,000 23/03/2023 Semi-detached
57 FOXHUNTER DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 5FG £200,000 17/03/2023 Semi-detached
45 DAVENPORT AVENUE, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 5HQ £245,000 10/02/2023 Semi-detached
11 KILBURN AVENUE, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 5FQ £388,000 09/12/2022 Semi-detached
61 FOXHUNTER DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 5FG £315,000 05/12/2022 Semi-detached
15 PRIMROSE HILL, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 5JA £307,500 04/11/2022 Semi-detached
39 FOXHUNTER DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 5FG £310,000 30/09/2022 Semi-detached
5 BROOKSBY CLOSE, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 5AB £216,995 14/09/2022 Semi-detached
2 BRABAZON ROAD, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 5HB £265,000 16/06/2022 Semi-detached
24 FOXHUNTER DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 5FE £240,000 13/05/2022 Semi-detached
9 MERCIA DRIVE, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 5GB £290,000 06/05/2022 Semi-detached
10 DAVENPORT AVENUE, OADBY, LEICESTER, OADBY AND WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE2 5HP £255,000 14/03/2022 Semi-detached

Area average: £277,940 (20 sales)

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 14.4%
10y growth 37.9%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Oadby and Wigston. Series: Semi-detached. As of March 2026.

1y (index) -0.2%
5y (index) 16.2%
10y (index) 50.5%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Oadby and Wigston. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £920/mo
Realistic £1,022/mo
Optimistic £1,124/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Oadby and Wigston.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Leicester: £648/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type Name Distance
Bus stop Chestnut Avenue 0.0 miles
Shop Pet Care 0.1 miles
Shop Air Ambulance 0.1 miles
University University of Leicester - The Village 0.7 miles
University University of Leicester 1.4 miles
Train station South Wigston 2.3 miles
Train station Leicester 2.8 miles
Hospital Leicester Nuffield Hospital 3.2 miles
Hospital Stewart House 5.4 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 37
Criminal damage and arson 19
Anti-social behaviour 18
Public order 12
Other theft 11
Bicycle theft 5
Burglary 4
Drugs 4
Shoplifting 4
Vehicle crime 4
Total incidents 118

Within 1 mile during Apr 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name Type Distance Ofsted
Langmoor Primary School Oadby Primary 0.2 miles Requires improvement — 19 Dec 2023
Launde Primary School Primary 0.3 miles Requires improvement — 13 Dec 2023
Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire Primary 0.7 miles Good — 15 Jun 2011
Glenmere Community Primary School Primary 0.7 miles — (Inspected (no overall grade))
Brocks Hill Primary School Primary 0.8 miles Outstanding — 9 Nov 2023

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title Rent Beds Distance As seen on
2 Bed Flat, South Knighton Road, LE2 £1,150/mo 2 0.85 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £1,150/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.4%
Max investor price (0.8%) £143,750
Target investor price (1%) £115,000
Gross yield 4.8%
Cost-to-rent ratio 20.7×
Monthly cashflow £-112/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI -1.6%
  • Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
  • Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
  • Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
  • Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
  • Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
  • Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
  • ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).
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