53 Shanklin Drive, Leicester, LE2 3QE
About 53 Shanklin Drive
53 Shanklin Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Leicester (LE2 3QE). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 12 years since the last transfer (January 2014). At 115 m² it's 18.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (141 m² median across 13 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £420,000 is 47.4% above the 2014 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
53 Shanklin Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
53 Shanklin Drive has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 53 Shanklin Drive, Leicester, LE2 3QE
- Oct 2017ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
CONSTRUCTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE AND REAR OF HOUSE (CLASS C3) AND ENLARGEMENT OF REAR RAISED PATIO (AMENDED PLANS RECEIVED 17/10/2017)
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 20171851
- More recent applications — locked
- AmendmentMar 2018Decision
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Sales history & valuation
53 Shanklin Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£420,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£285,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 January 2014Most recent
£285,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE2 3QE: £550,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in LE2 3QE
Versus other Shanklin Drive homes
On floor area, 53 Shanklin Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,478
Street avg £3,049
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 150 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 7.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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







