Flat 2, 5 Sykefield Avenue, Leicester, LE3 0LA

Flat 2 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Leicester (LE3 0LA). It has a recorded floor area of 30 m² (around 323 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. At 30 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (30–166 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 5 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

At 30 m² it sits well below the postcode median (53 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2013–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £111,000 is 16.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£296/sq ft) was about 91% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2022 for £95,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.