12 Upper Church Street, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1HR
About 12 Upper Church Street
12 Upper Church Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Syston, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 1HR). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in November 2018 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 113 m² it's 16.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (97 m² median across 10 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 2019–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 21.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 67.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £350,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 1 July 2031
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
12 Upper Church Street has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 12 Upper Church Street, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1HR
- Aug 2022Garage ConversionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Replacement of existing garage with single storey side and rear extension, including replacement of boundary wall.
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- P/22/0742/2
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£378,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 21.7% per year over 2 years.
£350,000
Growth on file: 21.7% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
27 September 2021Most recent
£350,000
+59.1%over 2 years16 May 2019
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 1HR: £258,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in LE7 1HR
55 Upper Church Street, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1HR
Sold Aug 2025
£267,0002 Upper Church Street, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1HR
Sold May 2025
£600,00032a, Upper Church Street, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1HR
Sold Feb 2021
£258,00046 Upper Church Street, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1HR
Sold Apr 2014
£160,00059 Upper Church Street, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1HR
Sold Sept 2011
£177,000
Versus other Upper Church Street homes
12 Upper Church Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,097
Street avg £2,099
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
191/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Fox & Hounds — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB







