What kind of home is 14 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU?

14 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 14 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU?

14 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU last sold for £236,000 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £124,000 in April 2003, so prices have been rising over 18 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 14 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU changed over time?

Across 2 sales between April 2003 and June 2021, 14 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU rose from £124,000 to £236,000, a change of £112,000. That works out to roughly +3.6% per year compounded over 18 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 14 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU have?

The current EPC rating for 14 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU is D with a score of 63 out of 100, lodged in February 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 14 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU?

14 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (872 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 18% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in LE7 1LU. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 14 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU use?

The latest EPC at 14 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 14 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU?

14 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU has council approval for rear extension granted in April 2005 under ref. P/05/0645/2. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 14 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU?

14 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU is in council tax band C.

Which area is 14 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU in?

14 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU sits in Syston, Leicester, Leicester. It falls within the LE7 postcode district in Leicestershire.

Is 14 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU in a safe area?

Police records around 14 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU 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 14 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU?

The closest primary school to 14 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU is St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy (332m), one of 8 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Wreake Valley Academy (165m), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 14 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU?

The closest bus stop to 14 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU is Tentercroft Avenue, 265m away. The nearest rail option is Syston Rail Station, 1.3km away.

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14 Shirley Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LU

2 planning records

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

81 m²

872 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 63

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 14 Shirley Drive

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

14 Shirley Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Syston, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 1LU). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £276,000 is 16.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£271/sq ft) was about 49.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £236,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
CloakroomYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

GarageYes

Building

Heating systemGas

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

D63

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 14 Shirley Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

14 Shirley Drive has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

Apr 2005
ConservatoryFull
In report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwelling
Council
South
Extension
Documents
13 docs on file
Reference
P/05/0645/2
View planning record
Feb 2005
Conservatory
In report
Proposed Conservatory
Council
South
Extension
Reference
P/05/0399/2
View planning record

What's in 14 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£276,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£236,000

Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

10 June 2021Most recent
£236,000
+90.3%over 18 years
30 April 2003
£124,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 1LU: £239,950 (2022–2016).

Nearby sales in LE7 1LU

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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 14 Shirley Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,914

Street avg £2,162

Strongly above

Floor Area

81 m²

Street avg 97 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.0 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Below

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Area

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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

Wreake Valley Academy. 10 schools nearby.

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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· 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

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