What type of property is 8 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU?

8 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 8 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU?

8 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU last sold for £195,000 in December 2011, around 14 years ago. Before that, it sold for £67,000 in November 1996, so prices have been rising over 15 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 8 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU changed over time?

Across 2 sales between November 1996 and December 2011, 8 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU rose from £67,000 to £195,000, a change of £128,000. That works out to roughly +7.3% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 8 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU?

The current EPC rating for 8 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU is D with a score of 56 out of 100, lodged in September 2010. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU?

8 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (1,466 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 50% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in LE7 1LU. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU heated?

The latest EPC at 8 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 8 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU have?

8 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU has council approval for single-storey extension granted in June 2002 under ref. P/02/1488/2. The wider record also shows 1 refused application. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 8 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU?

8 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU is in council tax band D.

Where is 8 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU located?

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

Is 8 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU in a safe area?

Police records around 8 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.

Which schools serve 8 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU?

The closest primary school to 8 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 8 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU?

The closest bus stop to 8 Shirley Drive, LE7 1LU is Tentercroft Avenue, 265m away. The nearest rail option is Syston Rail Station, 1.3km away.

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8 Shirley Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LU

2 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

136 m²

1466 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 56

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Shirley Drive

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

8 Shirley Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Syston, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 1LU). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1466 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 136 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £331,000 sits 69.7% above the 2011 sale of £195,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£133/sq ft) was about 28% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in December 2011, so it's been off the market for around 14 years.

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Risks

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4

Energy

Energy performance

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

8 Shirley Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Sept 2020

EPC Rating

D56

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Shirley Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

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

Jun 2002
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of first floor extension to side of detached house (Revised scheme - P/02/0626/2 refers).
Council
South
Documents
16 docs on file
Reference
P/02/1488/2
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Apr 2002
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of first floor extension to side of detached house.
Council
South
Documents
5 docs on file
Reference
P/02/0626/2
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What's in 8 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.

8 Shirley Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£331,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2011)

£195,000

Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

12 December 2011Most recent
£195,000
+191.0%over 15 years
15 November 1996
£67,000

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

Nearby sales in LE7 1LU

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Versus other Shirley Drive homes

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

On floor area, 8 Shirley Drive stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,432

Street avg £2,374

Strongly below

Floor Area

136 m²

Street avg 92 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.5 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

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