Flat 5, 53 Stoneygate Road, Leicester, LE2 2BP

Flat 5 is a semi-detached house in Leicester (LE2 2BP). It has a recorded floor area of 28 m² (around 301 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 28 m² this is the 4th 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 top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (63 versus a worst of 50). The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since February 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 724.2% above the 1997 sale of £16,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£55/sq ft) was about 61.3% below the postcode norm. At 28 m² it sits well below the postcode median (48 m² across 30 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.