What kind of home is 27 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU?

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

What did 27 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU sell for?

27 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU last sold for £211,000 in February 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £150,000 in March 2007, so prices have been rising over 15 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 27 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU changed over time?

Across 2 sales between March 2007 and February 2022, 27 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU rose from £150,000 to £211,000, a change of £61,000. That works out to roughly +2.3% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 27 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU?

The current EPC rating for 27 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU is C with a score of 72 out of 100, lodged in November 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 27 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU?

27 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (1,119 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 14% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in LE7 1LU. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 27 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU use?

The latest EPC at 27 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 27 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU had any planning applications?

27 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU has council approval for side and rear extension granted in February 2025 under ref. P/25/0308/2. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 27 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU?

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

Which area is 27 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU in?

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

Is 27 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU in a safe area?

Police records around 27 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 27 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU?

The closest primary school to 27 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.

How well connected is 27 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU?

The closest bus stop to 27 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU is Tentercroft Avenue, 265m away. The nearest rail option is Syston Rail Station, 1.3km away.

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27 Shirley Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LU

Solar panels1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

104 m²

1119 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 72

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 27 Shirley Drive

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

27 Shirley Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Syston, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 1LU). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 104 m² it's 16.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 10 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £268,000 is 27% above the 2022 sale price. Sold February 2022 for £211,000. 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

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Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageDetached

Building

Solar panelsYes

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

C72

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 27 Shirley Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

27 Shirley Drive has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.

Feb 2025
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Erection of single storey front and rear extensions with two storey side extension
Documents
7 docs on file
Reference
P/25/0308/2
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What's in 27 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

£268,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£211,000

Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

8 February 2022Most recent
£211,000
+40.7%over 14 years
20 March 2007
£150,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 1LU: £239,950 (2021–2016).

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.

27 Shirley Drive is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£2,029

Street avg £2,289

On par

Floor Area

104 m²

Street avg 95 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Strongly above

Comparables

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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

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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