43 Shanklin Drive, Leicester, LE2 3QE
About 43 Shanklin Drive
43 Shanklin Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Leicester (LE2 3QE). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in August 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 168 m² it's 20% larger than the typical home in the postcode (140 m² median across 13 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £773,000 is 20.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£354/sq ft) was about 68.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £640,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Underfloor heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
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Energy performance
43 Shanklin Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has been extended more than once and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
43 Shanklin Drive has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
9 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£773,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£640,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 June 2021Most recent
£640,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE2 3QE: £550,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in LE2 3QE
Versus other Shanklin Drive homes
43 Shanklin Drive outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,810
Street avg £2,938
Floor Area
168 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 7.6 t/year
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Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Shanklin Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Overdale Junior School. 39 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB