12 Brookfield Avenue, Syston, Leicester, LE7 2AB
About 12 Brookfield Avenue
12 Brookfield Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Syston, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 2AB). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £291,000 is 37.3% above the 2020 sale price. Sold November 2020 for £211,900.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
12 Brookfield Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
12 Brookfield Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2021ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
The erection of a single storey rear extension extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4m, with a maximum height of 4m, and height to the eaves of 3m.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- P/20/2225/2
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£291,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£211,900
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 November 2020Most recent
£211,900
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 2AB: £280,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in LE7 2AB
18 Brookfield Avenue, Syston, Leicester, LE7 2AB
Sold Feb 2023
£280,0007 Brookfield Avenue, Syston, Leicester, LE7 2AB
Sold Feb 2022
£290,0009 Brookfield Avenue, Syston, Leicester, LE7 2AB
Sold Jun 2021
£289,95010 Brookfield Avenue, Syston, Leicester, LE7 2AB
Sold Dec 2017
£88,25014 Brookfield Avenue, Syston, Leicester, LE7 2AB
Sold Jul 2017
£165,000
Everything we know about 12 Brookfield Avenue, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged

Versus other Brookfield Avenue homes
On epc rating, 12 Brookfield Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,436
Street avg £2,546
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
Syston Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy. 11 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
49.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB