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28 Blackfriars Road, Syston, Leicester, LE7 2DS

EPC B

Estimated value

£510,000

  • Since the 2022 sale (£495,000)+3%
  • Against LE7 2DS's recent median (£330,000)+55%

Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
140 m²
1507 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 84
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£510,000

  • Against its 2022 sale (£495,000)+3%
  • Against LE7 2DS's recent median (£330,000)+55%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 28 Blackfriars Road is modelled from its 140 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in LE7 2DS. 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

    140 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2022

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2022

  • Recent sales in LE7 2DS

    5 sales, median £330,000 (2025–2021)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: March 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 28 Blackfriars Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 19 October 2022Most recent

    £495,000

    +47.8%over 5 years

  2. 20 January 2017

    £335,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 2DS: £330,000 (2025–2021).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 28 Blackfriars Road, Syston, Leicester, LE7 2DS. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn 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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Overview

About 28 Blackfriars Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

28 Blackfriars Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Syston, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 2DS). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2022. The latest certificate (June 2022) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 140 m² it's 23.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (114 m² median across 28 EPCs). Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£328/sq ft) was about 46% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £495,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageDouble, Detached
  • Cul-de-sacYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate
Jun 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
B84
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
2.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 20 June 2032

5 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 28 Blackfriars Road, Syston, Leicester, LE7 2DS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

28 Blackfriars Road has no planning applications on record.

2

But the area is active

2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Blackfriars Road homes

Four headline reads against 28 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 28 Blackfriars Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,536

Street avg £2,633

Strongly above

Floor Area

140 m²

Street avg 121 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.1 t/year

Street avg 1.9 t/year

On par

Years Held

4 years

Street avg 8 years

Strongly below
Area

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.
Full Leicester report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

191/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.

Nearest schools

  • The Merton Primary SchoolPrimary568m
  • The Pochin SchoolPrimary1.3km
  • St Peter and St Paul Church of England AcademyPrimary1.5km
  • Wreake Valley AcademySecondary1.5km

Nearest stops

  • Greetham WayBus stop152m
  • Ruskin AveBus stop422m
  • Quenby CrescentBus stop461m
  • Montague AvenueBus stop602m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,017 reports36%
  • Anti-social Behaviour392 reports14%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson282 reports10%
  • Shoplifting252 reports9%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE7 2DS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LE7 2DS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE7 2DS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Comparables

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 28 Blackfriars Road is modelled from its 140 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in LE7 2DS. 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. 2 sales are recorded for 28 Blackfriars Road. 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 28 Blackfriars Road was lodged in June 2022 at band B and is valid until June 2032. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 28 Blackfriars Road. 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 11 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from LE7 2DS, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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