Flat 18, 124 Charles Street, Leicester, LE1 1LB

Flat 18 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE1 1LB). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. At 60 m² this is the 4th smallest of 32 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–172 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (61 versus a best of 83). The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (October 2008); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.

Most recent transfer: February 2024 at £140,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£217/sq ft) was about 36.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.