Flat 1, 53 Stoneygate Road, Leicester, LE2 2BP

Flat 1 is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Leicester (LE2 2BP). It has a recorded floor area of 25 m² (around 269 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 25 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 24–44 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (50 versus a best of 63). The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in May 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £136,000 sits 1260% above the 1997 sale of £10,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£37/sq ft) was about 73.7% below the postcode norm. At 25 m² it sits well below the postcode median (48 m² across 30 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).