What type of property is 17 Foundry Lane, LE7 1ND?

17 Foundry Lane, LE7 1ND is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 17 Foundry Lane, LE7 1ND sell for?

17 Foundry Lane, LE7 1ND last sold for £195,000 in September 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £54,950 in July 2001. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 17 Foundry Lane, LE7 1ND appreciated in value?

Across 5 sales between July 2001 and September 2022, 17 Foundry Lane, LE7 1ND rose from £54,950 to £195,000, a change of £140,050. That works out to roughly +6.2% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 17 Foundry Lane, LE7 1ND?

The current EPC rating for 17 Foundry Lane, LE7 1ND is D with a score of 64 out of 100, lodged in June 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Foundry Lane, LE7 1ND?

17 Foundry Lane, LE7 1ND has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (797 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Foundry Lane, LE7 1ND heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Foundry Lane, LE7 1ND records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 17 Foundry Lane, LE7 1ND?

17 Foundry Lane, LE7 1ND is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 17 Foundry Lane, LE7 1ND located?

17 Foundry Lane, LE7 1ND sits in Syston, Leicester, Leicester. It falls within the LE7 postcode district in Leicestershire.

How safe is the area around 17 Foundry Lane, LE7 1ND?

Police records around 17 Foundry Lane, LE7 1ND show an average of 191 reported crimes per month over the last 15 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 17 Foundry Lane, LE7 1ND?

The closest primary school to 17 Foundry Lane, LE7 1ND is The Merton Primary School (1.0km), one of 10 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Roundhill Academy (839m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 17 Foundry Lane, LE7 1ND?

The closest bus stop to 17 Foundry Lane, LE7 1ND is Roundhill Close, 56m away. The nearest rail option is Syston Rail Station, 161m away.

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17 Foundry Lane, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1ND

5 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

74 m²

797 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 64

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Freehold

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Overview

About 17 Foundry Lane

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

17 Foundry Lane is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Syston, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 1ND). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

Last sale on file: £195,000 in September 2022. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £218,000 is 11.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£245/sq ft) was about 56.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes

Building

TenureFreehold
Heating systemGas
RefurbishedYes

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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.

Current Certificate

Jun 2022

EPC Rating

D64

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 26 June 2032

5 years remaining

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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseFreeholdEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Foundry Lane, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1ND, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Foundry Lane has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Latest sale on 17 Foundry Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£218,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£195,000

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

22 September 2022Most recent
£195,000
+62.6%over 16 years
27 January 2006
£119,950
+53.8%over 3 years
25 July 2002
£78,000
+15.6%over 6 months
21 January 2002
£67,500
+22.8%over 7 months
5 July 2001
£54,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 1ND: £182,500 (2022–2018).

Nearby sales in LE7 1ND

On the street

Versus other Foundry Lane homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Foundry Lane outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,635

Street avg £1,971

On par

Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 72 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.1 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£222k

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1 Archdale Street, Syston

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1 Curlew Close, Syston

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3 bed

£264k

1 Bath Street, Syston

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Leicester report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

191/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Roundhill Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

The Roundhill Academy. 13 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE7 1ND from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LE7 1ND

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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