Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
18 Blackthorn Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1YT
6 sales on record3 planning records
Estimated value
£314,000
- Since the 2025 sale (£307,150)+2%
- Against LE7 1YT's recent median (£310,000)+1%
Newest record on this page: June 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
107 m²
1152 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Freehold
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£314,000
- Against its 2025 sale (£307,150)+2%
- Against LE7 1YT's recent median (£310,000)+1%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 18 Blackthorn Drive is modelled from its 107 m² EPC floor area, its 6 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in LE7 1YT. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
107 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2015
Sales of this home
6 sales recorded, the latest in 2025
Recent sales in LE7 1YT
5 sales, median £310,000 (2026–2023)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: June 2026 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 3 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 18 Blackthorn Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
Sales timeline
30 March 2025Most recent
£307,150
+51.5%over 8 years23 June 2016
£202,750
+13.9%over 8 years9 July 2007
£178,000
+109.4%over 4 years14 March 2003
£85,000
+16.4%over 10 months16 May 2002
£73,000
+58.9%over 6 years10 November 1995
£45,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 1YT: £310,000 (2026–2023).
Nearby sales in LE7 1YT
4 Blackthorn Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1YT
Sold Jun 2026
£345,00011 Blackthorn Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1YT
Sold Jun 2025
£287,50036 Blackthorn Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1YT
Sold Sept 2024
£390,0006 Blackthorn Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1YT
Sold May 2023
£200,00014 Blackthorn Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1YT
Sold Nov 2021
£255,000
What this page doesn't show
Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 18 Blackthorn Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
18 Blackthorn Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Syston, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 1YT). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer was March 2025 at £307,150 — fresh data. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£267/sq ft) was about 95.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Heating systemGas
- Previously extendedYes
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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 Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Dec 2025
Current Certificate
Dec 2015EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 5 December 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 18 Blackthorn Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1YT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
18 Blackthorn Drive has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
3 applications on record at 18 Blackthorn Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1YT
3decisions3extensions37documents2nearby
Flagged:Retrospective
- Jun 2003ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of two storey extension to side of semi-detached dwelling.
- Council
- South
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- P/03/1161/2
- More recent applications — locked
- ConservatoryApr 2014Decision
- ExtensionFeb 2014Decision
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Versus other Blackthorn Drive homes
Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
18 Blackthorn Drive outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,871
Street avg £2,341
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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.
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
Moorland Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
The Roundhill Academy. 13 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- The Roundhill AcademySecondary1.1km
- St Peter and St Paul Church of England AcademyPrimary1.2km
- Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimary1.5km
- The Merton Primary SchoolPrimary1.5km
Nearest stops
- Moorland RoadBus stop150m
- Blackthorn DriveBus stop157m
- Wren CloseBus stop228m
- Archdale StreetBus stop231m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,017 reports36%
- Anti-social Behaviour392 reports14%
- Criminal Damage & Arson282 reports10%
- Shoplifting252 reports9%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE7 1YT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.3dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 18 Blackthorn Drive is modelled from its 107 m² EPC floor area, its 6 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in LE7 1YT. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 6 sales are recorded for 18 Blackthorn Drive. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 18 Blackthorn Drive was lodged in December 2015 at band D and expired in December 2025, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 3 applications are matched to 18 Blackthorn Drive. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 13 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from LE7 1YT, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 18 Blackthorn Drive is in council tax band B. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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