14 Shirley Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LU
About 14 Shirley Drive
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 £290,000 is 22.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£271/sq ft) was about 49.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 81 m² it's 19% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 10 EPCs). 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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 19 February 2031
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Planning history
14 Shirley Drive has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 14 Shirley Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LU
- Feb 2005ConservatoryOutcome in report
Proposed Conservatory
- Council
- South
Extension- Reference
- P/05/0399/2
- More recent applications — locked
- ConservatoryApr 2005Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£290,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 18 years.
£236,000
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
10 June 2021Most recent
£236,000
+90.3%over 18 years30 April 2003
£124,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 1LU: £222,500 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in LE7 1LU
1 Shirley Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LU
Sold Oct 2025
£215,00027 Shirley Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LU
Sold Feb 2022
£211,00010 Shirley Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LU
Sold Aug 2021
£266,0004 Shirley Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LU
Sold May 2021
£300,00023 Shirley Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LU
Sold Oct 2017
£222,500
Versus other Shirley Drive homes
Price per m² for 14 Shirley Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,914
Street avg £2,163
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
191/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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB







