29a, Selbourne Street, Loughborough, LE11 1BS

29a is a semi-detached house in Loughborough (LE11 1BS). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in October 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £258,000 sits 268.6% above the 1998 sale of £70,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£51/sq ft) was about 53.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.