22 Barry Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LX
About 22 Barry Drive
22 Barry Drive is a semi-detached house in Syston, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 1LX). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2026. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
22 Barry Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2026ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.80m, with a maximum height of 4.00m, and height to the eaves of 3.30m.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- P/26/0408/2
What's in 22 Barry Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LX's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
22 Barry Drive has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£258,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 1LX: £310,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in LE7 1LX
28 Barry Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LX
Sold Jan 2023
£425,0004 Barry Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LX
Sold Sept 2022
£310,00014 Barry Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LX
Sold Jan 2022
£255,00024 Barry Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LX
Sold Jun 2021
£280,00038 Barry Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LX
Sold Mar 2020
£360,000
Everything we know about 22 Barry Drive, in one report
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Versus other Barry Drive homes
On co₂ emissions, 22 Barry Drive runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 91 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.1 km
Tentercroft Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Wreake Valley Academy. 10 schools nearby.
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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
38.0dB