7 Barratt Close, Leicester, LE2 2AN

7 Barratt Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Leicester (LE2 2AN). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 69 m² this is the 6th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 49–70 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (41 versus a best of 77). The latest certificate (December 2020) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.

Held since May 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 69 m² it's 23.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (56 m² median across 7 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £153,000 sits 122.5% above the 2002 sale of £68,750. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£93/sq ft) was about 42.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.