20 Blackfriars Road, Syston, Leicester, LE7 2DS
About 20 Blackfriars Road
20 Blackfriars Road is a three-bedroom property in Syston, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 2DS). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft). The latest certificate (August 2016) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since August 2016. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93). The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.
At 85 m² it sits well below the postcode median (127 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2016–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £302,000 is 23.3% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£268/sq ft) was about 18.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in April 2018.
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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
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDetached
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Solar panelsYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
20 Blackfriars Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 20 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
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Sales history & valuation
£302,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 2 years.
£244,950
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
25 April 2018Most recent
£244,950
+13.4%over 1 year4 September 2016
£215,995
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 20 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

Versus other Blackfriars Road homes
20 Blackfriars Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,882
Street avg £2,675
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 123 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 1.9 t/year
Years Held
8 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.
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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