25 Buckingham Drive, Loughborough, LE11 4TD

25 Buckingham Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Loughborough (LE11 4TD). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (December 2013); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 108 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in May 2014. Across 1998–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £307,000 is 35.2% above the 2014 sale price.