3 Barkby Lane, Syston, Leicester, LE7 2BA
About 3 Barkby Lane
3 Barkby Lane is a semi-detached house in Syston, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 2BA). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1222 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2009) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 55). The latest certificate is from October 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since February 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £349,000 sits 55.1% above the 2010 sale of £224,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£184/sq ft) was about 35.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 114 m² it sits well below the postcode median (192 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
3 Barkby Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Oct 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Barkby Lane has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2016ExtensionOutlineIn 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 3.55 metres with a maximum height of 3.75 metres and a height to the eaves of 2.4 metres.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- P/16/0111/2
- Nov 2010PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of first floor extension to side and porch to front of dwelling.
- Council
- South
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- P/10/1819/2
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 3 Barkby Lane
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
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Sales history & valuation
£349,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.4% per year over 5 years.
£224,950
Growth on file: 0.4% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
15 February 2010Most recent
£224,950
+2.3%over 5 years14 October 2004
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 2BA: £456,500 (2020–2005).
Nearby sales in LE7 2BA
5 Barkby Lane, Syston, Leicester, LE7 2BA
Sold Feb 2020
£400,00016 Barkby Lane, Syston, Leicester, LE7 2BA
Sold Nov 2007
£825,00012 Barkby Lane, Syston, Leicester, LE7 2BA
Sold Jun 2006
£456,50019 Barkby Lane, Syston, Leicester, LE7 2BA
Sold Dec 2005
£490,00021 Barkby Lane, Syston, Leicester, LE7 2BA
Sold Nov 2005
£450,000
Everything we know about 3 Barkby Lane, 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

Versus other Barkby Lane homes
On floor area, 3 Barkby Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,982
Street avg £1,527
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 203 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 8.0 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
Barkby Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
The Roundhill Academy. 12 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
50.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB