21 West Street, Leicester, LE1 6XL

21 West Street is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Leicester (LE1 6XL). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 51 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (51–244 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 18 units on file. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, lighting went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in December 2005. Across 1996–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £479,000 sits 51.6% above the 2005 sale of £316,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£576/sq ft) was about 512% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (140 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2017. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.