2 Blackfriars Road, Syston, Leicester, LE7 2DS
About 2 Blackfriars Road
2 Blackfriars Road is a property in Syston, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 2DS). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft). The latest certificate (September 2015) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93). The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 87 m² it sits well below the postcode median (127 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2016–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £315,000 is 21.2% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£278/sq ft) was about 22.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in November 2017.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Blackfriars Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 2 Blackfriars Road
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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
2 Blackfriars Road changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£315,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.2% per year over 2 years.
£260,000
Growth on file: 12.2% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
8 November 2017Most recent
£260,000
+22.3%17 October 2017
£212,587
8 February 2016
£212,587
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 2DS: £375,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in LE7 2DS
16 Blackfriars Road, Syston, Leicester, LE7 2DS
Sold Mar 2025
£215,00025 Blackfriars Road, Syston, Leicester, LE7 2DS
Sold May 2024
£375,00026 Blackfriars Road, Syston, Leicester, LE7 2DS
Sold Aug 2023
£400,00027 Blackfriars Road, Syston, Leicester, LE7 2DS
Sold Apr 2023
£330,00028 Blackfriars Road, Syston, Leicester, LE7 2DS
Sold Oct 2022
£495,000
Everything we know about 2 Blackfriars Road, 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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
Versus other Blackfriars Road homes
On epc rating, 2 Blackfriars Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,989
Street avg £2,671
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 123 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 1.9 t/year
Years Held
9 years
Street avg 8 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Greetham Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
The Merton Primary School. 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
46.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB