1 Albert Road, Leicester, LE2 2AA

1 Albert Road is a seven-bedroom detached house in Leicester (LE2 2AA). It has a recorded floor area of 197 m² (around 2120 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement.

It hasn't traded since February 1998, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 197 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 66 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 5 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £658,000 sits 498.2% above the 1998 sale of £110,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£52/sq ft) was about 58.5% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2001.