49 Shanklin Drive, Leicester, LE2 3QE
About 49 Shanklin Drive
49 Shanklin Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Leicester (LE2 3QE). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £547,000 is 11.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£340/sq ft) was about 61.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £490,000 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
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Energy performance
49 Shanklin Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
3 applications on record at 49 Shanklin Drive, Leicester, LE2 3QE
- Jun 2022ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Construction of single storey extension to rear of house (Class C3).
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 20220078
- More recent applications — locked
- Loft ConversionApr 2026Decision
- ExtensionJun 2025Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£547,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£490,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 June 2021Most recent
£490,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE2 3QE: £552,500 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in LE2 3QE
Versus other Shanklin Drive homes
Habitable Rooms for 49 Shanklin Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,657
Street avg £2,951
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 149 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 7.7 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