26 Upper Church Street, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1HR
About 26 Upper Church Street
26 Upper Church Street is a three-bedroom detached house in Syston, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 1HR). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1210 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2009) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 49). The latest certificate is from January 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in February 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 112 m² it's 16% larger than the typical home in the postcode (97 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2001–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £350,000 sits 62.8% above the 2009 sale of £215,000. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
26 Upper Church Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jan 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
26 Upper Church Street has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jul 2015HeritageIn report
Minor amendment to application - P/14/1988/2 (Reduction in height and length)
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- P/15/0876/2
- Jun 2015AmendmentIn report
Amendment to application - P/14/1988/2
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- P/15/0878/2
What's in 26 Upper Church Street, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1HR's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
26 Upper Church Street saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£350,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 8 years.
£215,000
Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
21 February 2009Most recent
£215,000
+1.2%over 3 years21 July 2005
£212,500
+22.8%over 4 years10 May 2001
£173,000
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
Everything we know about 26 Upper Church Street, in one report
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Versus other Upper Church Street homes
CO₂ Emissions for 26 Upper Church Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,913
Street avg £1,969
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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
2/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
The full 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