17 Cottage Farm Close, Braunstone, Leicester, LE3 2XZ

17 Cottage Farm Close is a semi-detached house in Braunstone, Leicester, Leicester (LE3 2XZ). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since July 2009. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).

Held since July 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2000–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £196,000 sits 56.8% above the 2007 sale of £125,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£219/sq ft) was about 41.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 53 m² it's 17.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (64 m² median across 12 EPCs).