5 Roman Way, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1GE
About 5 Roman Way
5 Roman Way is a detached house in Syston, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 1GE). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since August 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1998–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £327,000 is 48.6% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£269/sq ft) was about 43.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 76 m² it's 26.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 19 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Roman Way has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
5 Roman Way has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
£327,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.8% per year over 10 years.
£220,000
Growth on file: 10.8% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
12 August 2007Most recent
£220,000
+166.7%over 9 years16 January 1998
£82,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 1GE: £350,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in LE7 1GE
8 Roman Way, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1GE
Sold Jan 2025
£375,00024 Roman Way, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1GE
Sold Dec 2024
£340,0007 Roman Way, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1GE
Sold Sept 2022
£382,50041 Roman Way, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1GE
Sold Feb 2021
£350,00029 Roman Way, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1GE
Sold Nov 2020
£292,500
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Versus other Roman Way homes
Floor Area for 5 Roman Way lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,895
Street avg £2,600
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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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
0.2 km
Roman Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
The Roundhill Academy. 14 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.3dB