51 Shanklin Drive, Leicester, LE2 3QE
About 51 Shanklin Drive
51 Shanklin Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Leicester (LE2 3QE). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £479,000 is 19.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£361/sq ft) was about 73.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 103 m² it's 27% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (141 m² median across 13 EPCs). Sold February 2021 for £400,000. 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 gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
51 Shanklin Drive has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
3 applications on record at 51 Shanklin Drive, Leicester, LE2 3QE
- Sept 2015ExtensionOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
NOTIFICATION OF PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR OF DWELLINGHOUSE OF DIMENSIONS: 4.3 METRES BEYOND THE REAR WALL OF THE ORIGINAL DWELLINGHOUSE; MAXIMUM HEIGHT 3.573 METRES; HEIGHT OF THE EAVES 3.373 METRES
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 20151864
- More recent applications — locked
- AmendmentNov 2016Decision
- ExtensionNov 2015Decision
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- Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (3 on record)
- All 3 applications on this property in full, plus 9 notable nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£479,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 6 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
12 February 2021Most recent
£400,000
+56.9%over 5 years3 August 2015
£255,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE2 3QE: £552,500 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in LE2 3QE
Versus other Shanklin Drive homes
CO₂ Emissions for 51 Shanklin Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,883
Street avg £2,932
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 151 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 7.9 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







