14a, Upperton Road, Leicester, LE3 0BG

14a is a semi-detached house in Leicester (LE3 0BG). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 168 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (28–168 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (51 versus a best of 72). The latest certificate (July 2017) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since October 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. At 168 m² the property is well over the postcode median (33 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2004–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.3% per year.