What kind of home is 8 Barry Drive, LE7 1LX?

8 Barry Drive, LE7 1LX is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What did 8 Barry Drive, LE7 1LX sell for?

8 Barry Drive, LE7 1LX last sold for £179,000 in April 2017, around 9 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 8 Barry Drive, LE7 1LX have?

The current EPC rating for 8 Barry Drive, LE7 1LX is D with a score of 56 out of 100, lodged in January 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 Barry Drive, LE7 1LX?

8 Barry Drive, LE7 1LX has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (904 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 8% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in LE7 1LX. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 Barry Drive, LE7 1LX use?

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

What is the council tax band for 8 Barry Drive, LE7 1LX?

8 Barry Drive, LE7 1LX is in council tax band C.

Which area is 8 Barry Drive, LE7 1LX in?

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

How safe is the area around 8 Barry Drive, LE7 1LX?

Police records around 8 Barry Drive, LE7 1LX 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 8 Barry Drive, LE7 1LX?

The closest primary school to 8 Barry Drive, LE7 1LX is St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy (374m), one of 8 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Wreake Valley Academy (283m), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 8 Barry Drive, LE7 1LX?

The closest bus stop to 8 Barry Drive, LE7 1LX is Tentercroft Avenue, 123m away. The nearest rail option is Syston Rail Station, 1.2km away.

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8 Barry Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LX

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

84 m²

904 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 56

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 8 Barry Drive

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

8 Barry Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Syston, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 1LX). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Today's modelled estimate of £303,000 sits 69.3% above the 2017 sale of £179,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£198/sq ft) was about 27.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (April 2017).

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

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Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Building

TenureFreehold
Previously extendedYes
RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D56

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

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

8 Barry Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

8 Barry Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£303,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2017)

£179,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

3 April 2017Most recent
£179,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 1LX: £310,000 (2023–2020).

Nearby sales in LE7 1LX

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On the street

Versus other Barry Drive homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Barry Drive is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£2,131

Street avg £2,340

On par

Floor Area

84 m²

Street avg 90 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Strongly below

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

0.1 km

Tentercroft Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 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 1LX 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 1LX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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