16 Northfields, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1HW
About 16 Northfields
16 Northfields is a five-bedroom detached house in Syston, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 1HW). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).
At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £480,000 is 15.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£277/sq ft) was about 32.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £415,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageIntegral
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Solar panelsYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Northfields has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Oct 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of first floor extension to side of dwelling.
- Council
- South
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- P/08/2355/2
- Oct 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwelling.
- Council
- South
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- P/06/2681/2
What's in 16 Northfields, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1HW's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
16 Northfields has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£480,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 24 years.
£415,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
29 January 2021Most recent
£415,000
+129.3%over 17 years24 July 2003
£181,000
+138.2%over 6 years12 September 1996
£76,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 1HW: £320,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in LE7 1HW
34 Northfields, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1HW
Sold Jan 2025
£440,00026 Northfields, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1HW
Sold Nov 2023
£450,0001 Northfields, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1HW
Sold Feb 2022
£317,50015 Northfields, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1HW
Sold Jun 2020
£275,0007 Northfields, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1HW
Sold Nov 2019
£320,000
Everything we know about 16 Northfields, in one report
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Versus other Northfields homes
16 Northfields is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£2,986
Street avg £2,593
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
0.1 km
Health Centre — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy. 10 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB