2 Bracken Close, Leicester Forest East, Leicester, LE3 3AQ

2 Bracken Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Leicester Forest East, Leicester, Leicester (LE3 3AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in March 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).

At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £447,000 sits 51.5% above the 2014 sale of £295,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in August 2014.