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Blackthorn Drive, Syston, Leicester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Blackthorn Drive, Syston, Leicester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leicester-leicestershire/blackthorn-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE7 1YT.

Average price (last 12 months)
£345,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£245,390
15 sales
Price range
£180k – £390k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
19 Jun 2026
LE7 1YT

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At a glance

House prices£245k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station8 min walkSyston station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 16 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

15 property sales on Blackthorn Drive, Syston, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £345,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £231,027. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 87% semi-detached, 13% detached. Recorded sale prices on Blackthorn Drive range from £179,950 to £390,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Blackthorn Drive compared

LE7 postcode area£362,052
Leicester£323,429
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Blackthorn Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all LE7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £202,750 (1 sales)2016£203k2017: £181,975 (2 sales)2017£182k2018: £220,000 (1 sales)2018£220k2019: £196,250 (2 sales)2019£196k2020: £197,000 (1 sales)2020£197k2021: £232,500 (2 sales)2021£233k2023: £200,000 (1 sales)2023£200k2024: £350,000 (2 sales)2024£350k2025: £297,325 (2 sales)2025£297k2026: £345,000 (1 sales)2026£345k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 16 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached13£231,02719 Jun 2026
Detached2£338,75013 Jun 2025

Sold prices on Blackthorn Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
4, Blackthorn Drive LE7 1YT 19 Jun 2026£345,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Blackthorn Drive LE7 1YT 13 Jun 2025£287,500 DetachedFreehold
18, Blackthorn Drive LE7 1YT 31 Mar 2025£307,150 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Blackthorn Drive LE7 1YT 6 Sep 2024£390,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Blackthorn Drive LE7 1YT 24 May 2024£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Blackthorn Drive LE7 1YT 2 May 2023£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Blackthorn Drive LE7 1YT 26 Nov 2021£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Blackthorn Drive LE7 1YT 6 Oct 2021£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Blackthorn Drive LE7 1YT 17 Jan 2020£197,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Blackthorn Drive LE7 1YT 29 Mar 2019£205,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Blackthorn Drive LE7 1YT 6 Feb 2019£187,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Blackthorn Drive LE7 1YT 19 Jan 2018£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Blackthorn Drive LE7 1YT 8 Dec 2017£184,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Blackthorn Drive LE7 1YT 30 Jun 2017£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Blackthorn Drive LE7 1YT 30 Jun 2017£179,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Blackthorn Drive LE7 1YT 24 Jun 2016£202,750 Semi-detachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
4, Blackthorn Drive £220,000 (Jan 2018) → £310,000 (May 2024) → £345,000 (Jun 2026) +57%
over 8 yrs
18, Blackthorn Drive £202,750 (Jun 2016) → £307,150 (Mar 2025) +51%
over 9 yrs
14, Blackthorn Drive £175,000 (Jun 2017) → £255,000 (Nov 2021) +46%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Blackthorn Drive

Crime

73 crimes were reported within about a mile of Blackthorn Drive in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences23
Anti-social behaviour10
Public order9
Criminal damage & arson6
Burglary5
Other theft5

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Blackthorn Drive is in or near 5 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Rothley Brook, Quorn Brook and Sileby Brook in Leicestershire Flood alert area
  • River Wreake in Leicestershire Flood alert area
  • Upper Soar catchment Flood alert area
  • Rivers Wreake and Soar for riverside properties near Syston and Birstall Flood warning area
  • River Wreake at Syston Flood warning area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Blackthorn Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
The Roundhill Academy 686 pupils Secondary 11–16 Requires improvement Report 0.8 mi
St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy 393 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy 232 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–11 Report 0.9 mi
Wreake Valley Academy 1,148 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.9 mi
The Merton Primary School 413 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 1.0 mi
Eastfield Primary School 335 pupils Primary 4–11 Requires improvement Report 1.2 mi
The Cedars Academy 985 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 1.4 mi
Church Hill Church of England Junior School 238 pupils Primary Church of England 7–11 Report 1.4 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Syston station 0.4 mi · 8 min walk
  • Sileby station 2.5 mi · 50 min walk
  • Barrow upon Soar station 4.3 mi · 1 hr 25 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Blackthorn Drive (adj, Sedgefield Drive) 1 min walk
  • Moorland Road (opp, Sedgefield Drive) 2 min walk
  • Moorland Road (adj, Sedgefield Drive) 2 min walk
  • Blackthorn Drive (opp, Sedgefield Drive) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Jubilee Medical Practice
    Syston Health Centre, 1330 Melton Road, Leicester · 0.9 mi
  • The County Practice
    Health Centre, Melton Road, Leicester · 0.9 mi
  • Silverdale Medical Centre
    6 Silverdale Drive, Thurmaston, Leicester · 1.7 mi
  • Birstall Medical Centre
    4 Whiles Lane, Birstall, Leicester · 1.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Syston Service Station · 0.2 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Syston · 0.6 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Syston Leicester Superstore · 0.7 mi
  • The Food Warehouse Iceland Leicester Syston Food Warehouse · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Syston Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Boots · 0.9 mi
  • Maple Pharmacy - Syston · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi
  • 1126 Melton Road [dental Surgery] · 0.5 mi
  • The Green Dental Practice Ltd · 0.6 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income7 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned76.5%62.5%
Private rented20.0%20.3%
Social rented3.5%17.1%
Households550

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.5%64.1%
Aged 65+16.9%18.6%
Residents1,330

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks87%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks93%92%

Share of homes across Charnwood with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Blackthorn Drive

Ethnic group

HereCharnwood
White65.6%82.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh30.1%12.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%2.5%
Other ethnic group1.6%1.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%1.5%

Religion

HereCharnwood
No religion32.1%40.7%
Christian31.3%41.5%
Hindu27.4%6.7%
Not answered5.1%6%
Other religion2%0.5%
Sikh1.3%1.1%
Muslim0.7%3.1%
Buddhist0.1%0.4%

Country of birth

HereCharnwood
Born in the UK82.9%86.9%
Born outside the UK17.1%13.1%

Highest qualification

HereCharnwood
Level 4 qualifications and above31.7%32.6%
Level 3 qualifications20%22%
No qualifications15.4%15.8%
Level 2 qualifications15%12.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%9%
Apprenticeship5.1%5.9%
Other qualifications1.3%2.3%

General health

HereCharnwood
Very good health47.3%49.1%
Good health38.3%34.6%
Fair health11%12.1%
Bad health2.6%3.3%
Very bad health0.8%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereCharnwood
1 car or van in household42%40.5%
2 cars or vans in household39.8%32.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household10.4%11.1%
No cars or vans in household7.8%15.6%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Charnwood.

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