13 Shirley Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LU
About 13 Shirley Drive
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 performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2005ExtensionFullIn 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
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.
Sales history & valuation
13 Shirley Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£297,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£75,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 May 2001Most recent
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 1LU: £236,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in LE7 1LU
27 Shirley Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LU
Sold Feb 2022
£211,00010 Shirley Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LU
Sold Aug 2021
£266,00014 Shirley Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LU
Sold Jun 2021
£236,0004 Shirley Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LU
Sold May 2021
£300,00023 Shirley Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LU
Sold Oct 2017
£222,500
Everything we know about 13 Shirley Drive, in one report
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Versus other Shirley Drive homes
Price per m² for 13 Shirley Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£641
Street avg £2,487
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 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
Wreake Valley 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