17 Chapel Street, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1GN
About 17 Chapel Street
17 Chapel Street is a semi-detached house in Syston, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 1GN). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
At 98 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2026. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Know exactly what you're buying at 17 Chapel Street
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls changed
Window efficiency improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
- Jan 2026RenovationHeritageIn report
Replacement front door
New Windows- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- P/26/0018/2
What's in 17 Chapel Street, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1GN's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
17 Chapel Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£216,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 1GN: £470,000 (2025–2015).
Everything we know about 17 Chapel Street, 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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Versus other Chapel Street homes
CO₂ Emissions for 17 Chapel Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 49 (E)
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 128 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 8.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
Fox & Hounds — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 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
48.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB