Braids Court, Flat 4, 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 (March 2020) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). 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 across 14 units on file.

Held since July 2000 — that's 26 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 £123,000 sits 207.9% above the 2000 sale of £39,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£70/sq ft) was about 54.9% below the postcode norm. At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (79 m² across 38 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.