1 Barling Road, Leicester, LE5 0AJ

1 Barling Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Leicester (LE5 0AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

It hasn't traded since October 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £395,000 sits 213.5% above the 1998 sale of £125,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£84/sq ft) was about 51% below the postcode norm.