Flat 2, 26 Stoneygate Avenue, Leicester, LE2 3HE

Flat 2 is a semi-detached house in Leicester (LE2 3HE). It has a recorded floor area of 23 m² (around 248 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 23 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (23–60 m²). On EPC score it ranks last in the building (42 versus a best of 46). The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Today's modelled estimate of £214,000 is 54.9% below the 2019 sale of £475,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,919/sq ft) was about 1039.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 23 m² it sits well below the postcode median (52 m² across 51 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold October 2019 for £475,000.