12 Victoria Flats, Albert Road, Leicester, LE2 2AA

12 Victoria Flats is a semi-detached house in Leicester (LE2 2AA). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity. At 36 m² this is the 10th smallest of 18 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–73 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 18 units on file.

Held since November 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (55 m² across 66 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1996–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £130,000 is 32.8% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£253/sq ft) was about 102.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.