Flat 3, 60 Shaftesbury Road, Leicester, LE3 0QN

Flat 3 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Leicester (LE3 0QN). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 45 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–61 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 (39 versus a best of 78). The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 45 m² it's 28.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 53 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £114,000 is 46.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£161/sq ft) was about 16.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2020 for £78,000.