What kind of home is 8 Avery Drive, LE7 1LS?

8 Avery Drive, LE7 1LS is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, set on a cul-de-sac.

What did 8 Avery Drive, LE7 1LS sell for?

8 Avery Drive, LE7 1LS last sold for £252,500 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £57,000 in June 1997, so prices have been rising over 24 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 8 Avery Drive, LE7 1LS?

Across 2 sales between June 1997 and March 2021, 8 Avery Drive, LE7 1LS rose from £57,000 to £252,500, a change of £195,500. That works out to roughly +6.5% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 8 Avery Drive, LE7 1LS?

The current EPC rating for 8 Avery Drive, LE7 1LS is D with a score of 65 out of 100, lodged in October 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 Avery Drive, LE7 1LS?

8 Avery Drive, LE7 1LS has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (840 sq ft), around 26 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 16% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in LE7 1LS. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 Avery Drive, LE7 1LS use?

The latest EPC at 8 Avery Drive, LE7 1LS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 8 Avery Drive, LE7 1LS?

8 Avery Drive, LE7 1LS is in council tax band C.

Which area is 8 Avery Drive, LE7 1LS in?

8 Avery Drive, LE7 1LS sits in Syston, Leicester, Leicester. It falls within the LE7 postcode district in Leicestershire.

Is 8 Avery Drive, LE7 1LS in a safe area?

Police records around 8 Avery Drive, LE7 1LS show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 36% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 8 Avery Drive, LE7 1LS?

The closest primary school to 8 Avery Drive, LE7 1LS is St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy (209m), one of 8 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Wreake Valley Academy (289m), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 8 Avery Drive, LE7 1LS?

The closest bus stop to 8 Avery Drive, LE7 1LS is Tentercroft Avenue, 267m away. The nearest rail option is Syston Rail Station, 1.2km away.

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8 Avery Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LS

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

78 m²

840 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 65

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Avery Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Avery Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Syston, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 1LS). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £296,000 is 17.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£301/sq ft) was about 44.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 78 m² it's 16.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 7 EPCs). Sold March 2021 for £252,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Outside

Cul-de-sacYes

Building

Heating systemGas
RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D65

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Avery Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Avery Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 8 Avery Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£296,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£252,500

Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

12 March 2021Most recent
£252,500
+343.0%over 23 years
23 June 1997
£57,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 1LS: £199,950 (2020–2016).

Nearby sales in LE7 1LS

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On the street

Versus other Avery Drive homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Avery Drive is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£3,237

Street avg £2,307

Strongly above

Floor Area

78 m²

Street avg 92 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Above

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Leicester district page.

Full Leicester report

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.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE7 1LS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LE7 1LS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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