Braids Court, Flat 3, 502 London Road, Leicester, LE2 2PP

Braids Court is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Leicester (LE2 2PP). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 53 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 14 units on EPC record in Braids Court, where floor areas span 46–80 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (79 m² across 38 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 9 years since the last transfer (May 2017). Across 2005–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £120,000 is 29% above the 2017 sale price.