Apartment 27, 8 Shires Lane, Leicester, LE1 4AN

Apartment 27 is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Leicester (LE1 4AN). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2020) returns a high B (score 88), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since January 2009. At 47 m² this is the 20th smallest of 27 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–106 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (88 versus a worst of 73). Other recorded features include a balcony.

Across 2016–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £188,000 is 14.5% below the 2020 sale of £220,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£435/sq ft) was about 61.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £220,000 in March 2020.