Humberstone Court, Flat 4, 123 Main Street, Humberstone, Leicester, LE5 1AE

Humberstone Court is a mid-terrace house in Humberstone, Leicester, Leicester (LE5 1AE). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (March 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 53 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in Humberstone Court, where floor areas span 40–64 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (29 versus a best of 57).

It hasn't traded since August 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 53 m² it's 17.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (64 m² median across 52 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £141,000 sits 145.2% above the 2003 sale of £57,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£101/sq ft) was about 16.3% below the postcode norm.