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13 Shirley Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LU

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
117 m²
1259 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 72
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 13 Shirley Drive

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

13 Shirley Drive is a semi-detached house in Syston, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 1LU). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in May 2001. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 117 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £297,000 sits 296% above the 2001 sale of £75,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£60/sq ft) was about 67.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 13 Shirley Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jan 2005
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    Two -storey extension to side and rear and single storey extension to rear of semi-detached house.

    Council
    South
    Documents
    14 docs on file
    Reference
    P/04/4104/2
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What's in 13 Shirley Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LU's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

13 Shirley Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).

Current estimate

£297,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2001)

£75,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 May 2001Most recent

    £75,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 1LU: £236,000 (2022–2017).

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On the street

Versus other Shirley Drive homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 13 Shirley Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£641

Street avg £2,487

Strongly below

Floor Area

117 m²

Street avg 94 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

On par
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.

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

Wreake Valley Academy. 10 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE7 1LU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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