38 Barry Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LX

38 Barry Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Syston, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 1LX). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it B (May 2009); the latest reading is 4 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £507,000 is 40.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£403/sq ft) was about 149.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 3 refused. Most recent transfer: March 2020 at £360,000.