5, Lapwing Drive
5, Lapwing Drive
Description & Estimates
5, Lapwing Drive, Leicester is recorded publicly as a modern freehold house across 1,248 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 555 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 5, Lapwing Drive, Leicester is £427,980 and its rental estimate is £1,425 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Lapwing Drive, Birstall, Leicester, LE4 falls within the LE4 postal district, in the borough of Charnwood.
Our Data Sources
5, Lapwing Drive, Leicester has 2 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in December 2024 and a single entry in the EPC database dated August 2017.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 4 out of 5 and is considered of high accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 5, Lapwing Drive, Leicester, we estimate a market value of £449,379 and a rental value of £1,496 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £398,021 and £1,325 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 5, Lapwing Drive, Leicester has seen its estimated sale value decrease by £7,525 (1.8%) and its estimated rental value grow by £42 per month (2.9%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.0%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 5, Lapwing Drive, Leicester as measuring 555 m2.
That makes it the 3rd largest plot in the postcode, where all 11 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
5, Lapwing Drive, Leicester has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of B. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 21 Aug 2017.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has high performance glazing. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 5, Lapwing Drive, Leicester completed on 13th December 2024 at £410,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold twice.
Values of comparable properties have dropped by 9.6% over the period since December 2024.
- Sold Dec 2024£410,000
- Sold Aug 2017£319,950
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 5, Lapwing Drive, Leicester have sold within a radius of 900 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 31st March 2025, was 18, Cordelia Drive, Leicester, LE4 3PH, a freehold house which sold for £484,500.
Read more about house prices in LE4.
- Sold Mar 2025£484,500 | 4 Bed House18, Cordelia Drive, Leicester, LE4 3PH18, Cordelia Drive, Leicester, LE4 3PH
- Sold Nov 2017£344,950 | 4 Bed House3, Lapwing Drive, Leicester, LE4 3EW3, Lapwing Drive, Leicester, LE4 3EW
- Sold Sep 2017£319,950 | 4 Bed House9, Lapwing Drive, Leicester, LE4 3EW9, Lapwing Drive, Leicester, LE4 3EW
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 11 addresses on Lapwing Drive, Birstall, Leicester, LE4, 5, Lapwing Drive, Leicester comes out as the 7th largest and the 7th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £175k more expensive than the average property across the LE4 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 100mHallam Fields, Birstall
- 900mHighcliffe Primary School and Community Centre
- 1.1kmGlebelands Primary School
- 1.1kmThe Cedars Academy
- 3.0kmThe Roundhill Academy
- 3.3kmRushey Mead Academy
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Public Transport Nearby
From 5, Lapwing Drive, Leicester, the nearest station is Syston, 3.7 kilometres away.
- 3.7kmSyston
- 5.1kmSileby
- 6.3kmLeicester
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
