Exchange Buildings, Flat 1, 48 Rutland Street, Leicester, LE1 1RD

Exchange Buildings is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Leicester (LE1 1RD). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). At 57 m² this is the 5th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in Exchange Buildings, where floor areas span 31–147 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 10 units on file. Other recorded features include notable views.

At 57 m² it's 21.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (47 m² median across 23 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £128,000 in March 2019. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2002–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £145,000 is 13.3% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£209/sq ft) was about 45.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.