Flat 1, 40 Avenue Road, Leicester, LE2 3EA

Flat 1 is a detached house in Leicester (LE2 3EA). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 50 m² this is the 6th smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–57 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 (48 versus a best of 67). The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2019–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 20.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £122,000 is 14.4% below the 2021 sale of £142,500, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 35.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Sold April 2021 for £142,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.