2 Upper Church Street, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1HR
About 2 Upper Church Street
2 Upper Church Street is a six-bedroom detached house in Syston, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 1HR). It has a recorded floor area of 234 m² (around 2519 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe, attached land beyond the plot and a basement.
At 234 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. It changed hands recently, sold May 2025 for £600,000. 14 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 3 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An application is currently awaiting a decision. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Today's modelled estimate of £767,000 is 27.8% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£238/sq ft) was about 37% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms3
- BasementYes
Outside
- LandYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
2 Upper Church Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 27 June 2032
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Roof insulation improved
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
2 Upper Church Street has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
14 applications on record at 2 Upper Church Street, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1HR
- Dec 2008HeritageOutcome in report
Demolition of industrial unit. (Conservation Area Consent)
- Council
- South
Conservation Area- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- P/08/2959/2
- More recent applications — locked
- Change Of UseOct 2024Decision
- ConditionsMar 2018Decision
+ 11 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 2 Upper Church Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£767,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£600,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 May 2025Most recent
£600,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 1HR: £258,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in LE7 1HR
55 Upper Church Street, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1HR
Sold Aug 2025
£267,00012 Upper Church Street, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1HR
Sold Sept 2021
£350,00032a, 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
On floor area, 2 Upper Church Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,564
Street avg £2,166
Floor Area
234 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.4 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB







