What kind of home is 26 Beech Drive, LE7 2PR?

26 Beech Drive, LE7 2PR is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 26 Beech Drive, LE7 2PR?

26 Beech Drive, LE7 2PR last sold for £245,000 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £235,000 in September 2018, so prices have been flat over 3 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 26 Beech Drive, LE7 2PR appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between September 2018 and June 2021, 26 Beech Drive, LE7 2PR rose from £235,000 to £245,000, a change of £10,000. That works out to roughly +1.5% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 26 Beech Drive, LE7 2PR?

The current EPC rating for 26 Beech Drive, LE7 2PR is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in July 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 26 Beech Drive, LE7 2PR?

26 Beech Drive, LE7 2PR has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (926 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 15% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in LE7 2PR. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 26 Beech Drive, LE7 2PR use?

The latest EPC at 26 Beech Drive, LE7 2PR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 26 Beech Drive, LE7 2PR?

26 Beech Drive, LE7 2PR has council approval for rear extension granted in December 2006 under ref. P/06/3331/2. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 26 Beech Drive, LE7 2PR?

26 Beech Drive, LE7 2PR is in council tax band C.

Which area is 26 Beech Drive, LE7 2PR in?

26 Beech Drive, LE7 2PR sits in Syston, Leicester, Leicester. It falls within the LE7 postcode district in Leicestershire.

Is 26 Beech Drive, LE7 2PR in a safe area?

Police records around 26 Beech Drive, LE7 2PR show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 36% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 26 Beech Drive, LE7 2PR?

The closest primary school to 26 Beech Drive, LE7 2PR is The Merton Primary School (143m), one of 9 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Roundhill Academy (1.4km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 26 Beech Drive, LE7 2PR?

The closest bus stop to 26 Beech Drive, LE7 2PR is Montague Avenue, 100m away. The nearest rail option is Syston Rail Station, 745m away.

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26 Beech Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 2PR

3 planning records

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

86 m²

926 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 26 Beech Drive

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

26 Beech Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Syston, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 2PR). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2018–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £298,000 is 21.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 54.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £245,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

GarageYes
OutbuildingsYes

Building

Previously extendedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26 Beech Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 2PR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

26 Beech Drive has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

Dec 2006
ConservatoryFull
In report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwelling.
Council
South
Extension
Documents
7 docs on file
Reference
P/06/3331/2
View planning record
Oct 2006
Conservatory
In report
(Enquiry) Conservatory.
Council
South
Extension
Documents
1 doc on file
Reference
P/06/2874/2
View planning record

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£298,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.5% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£245,000

Growth on file: 1.5% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

24 June 2021Most recent
£245,000
+4.3%over 2 years
18 September 2018
£235,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE7 2PR: £238,500 (2024–2018).

Nearby sales in LE7 2PR

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Versus other Beech Drive homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 26 Beech Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,849

Street avg £2,288

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Floor Area

86 m²

Street avg 82 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.3 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

Montague Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

The Merton Primary School. 11 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LE7 2PR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.8dB

Low

55 dB

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70 dB

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80 dB

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