5 Avery Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LS
About 5 Avery Drive
5 Avery Drive is a detached house in Syston, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 1LS). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £336,000 sits 83.6% above the 2012 sale of £183,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£181/sq ft) was about 17.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Last sold in August 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
5 Avery Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 May 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Erection of extension to rear of bungalow and replacement garage to side.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- P/12/2231/2
What's in 5 Avery Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LS's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
5 Avery Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£336,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£183,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 August 2012Most recent
£183,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 1LS: £235,000 (2021–2017).
Nearby sales in LE7 1LS
8 Avery Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LS
Sold Mar 2021
£252,50010 Avery Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LS
Sold May 2020
£235,0003 Avery Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LS
Sold Apr 2020
£320,0004 Avery Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LS
Sold Jan 2017
£195,0006 Avery Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LS
Sold Sept 2016
£199,950
Everything we know about 5 Avery Drive, in one report
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Versus other Avery Drive homes
EPC Rating for 5 Avery Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,947
Street avg £2,491
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
0.3 km
Tentercroft Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 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
47.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB