12 Houghton Street, Leicester, LE5 0EE

12 Houghton Street is an end-of-terrace house in Leicester (LE5 0EE). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 51 m² this is the 4th smallest of 24 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–106 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a C (score 71). The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since January 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £127,000 sits 217.9% above the 2002 sale of £39,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£73/sq ft) was about 25.5% below the postcode norm. At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (75 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 87% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.