12 College Road, Syston, Leicester, LE7 2JF
About 12 College Road
12 College Road is a semi-detached house in Syston, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 2JF). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1228 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 31 years, with the last transfer in October 1995. At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–1995, sale prices on this property compounded at 31.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £295,000 sits 490% above the 1995 sale of £50,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£41/sq ft) was about 82.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
12 College Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 May 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
12 College Road has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extension to dwelling.
- Council
- South
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- P/04/3195/2
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 12 College Road
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- Larger development activity nearby
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
12 College Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£295,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 31.6% per year over 1 year.
£50,000
Growth on file: 31.6% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
10 October 1995Most recent
£50,000
+31.6%18 September 1995
£38,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 2JF: £217,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in LE7 2JF
2 College Road, Syston, Leicester, LE7 2JF
Sold Oct 2024
£275,0005 College Road, Syston, Leicester, LE7 2JF
Sold Jan 2024
£217,00018 College Road, Syston, Leicester, LE7 2JF
Sold Nov 2020
£205,00014 College Road, Syston, Leicester, LE7 2JF
Sold Sept 2019
£202,00023 College Road, Syston, Leicester, LE7 2JF
Sold Sept 2019
£236,000
Everything we know about 12 College 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 College Road homes
Price per m² for 12 College Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£438
Street avg £2,896
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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
0.2 km
Montague Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 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
46.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB