10 Gorse Lane, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1YL
About 10 Gorse Lane
10 Gorse Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Syston, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 1YL). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 85 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £287,500 in October 2025. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£314/sq ft) was about 151.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Central heatingYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
10 Gorse Lane has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Proposed single storey rear and side extension.
- Reference
- P/11/0267/2
What's in 10 Gorse Lane, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1YL's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 10 Gorse Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£287,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 21 years.
£287,500
Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
2 October 2025Most recent
£287,500
+78.6%over 20 years11 February 2005
£161,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 1YL: £185,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in LE7 1YL
2 Gorse Lane, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1YL
Sold Dec 2024
£200,00029 Gorse Lane, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1YL
Sold Oct 2024
£180,00019 Gorse Lane, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1YL
Sold Oct 2023
£175,0005 Gorse Lane, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1YL
Sold Apr 2023
£190,00021 Gorse Lane, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1YL
Sold Nov 2021
£185,000
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Versus other Gorse Lane homes
10 Gorse Lane is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,382
Street avg £2,490
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Archdale Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
The Roundhill Academy. 13 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.3dB