2a, Brook Street, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1GD
About 2a
2a is a two-bedroom detached house in Syston, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 1GD). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2012) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record.
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in September 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £299,000 sits 247.7% above the 1998 sale of £86,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
2a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Apr 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2014RenovationAmendmentIn report
Amendment to P/12/2625/2 to remove side lights from either side of french doors and block up 2 small windows from first floor.
New Windows- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- P/14/1021/2
- Feb 2013PorchFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Front of property
Erection of two-storey extension and replacement porch to front of dwelling.
Extension- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- P/12/2625/2
What's in 2a, Brook Street, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1GD's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
2a's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£299,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£86,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 September 1998Most recent
£86,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 1GD: £92,000 (2021–1999).
Everything we know about 2a, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Brook Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy. 12 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB