24 Abbots Road South, Leicester, LE5 1DA

24 Abbots Road South is a detached house in Leicester (LE5 1DA). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since June 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 4-band jump.

Today's modelled estimate of £452,000 is 31% below the 2025 sale of £655,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£423/sq ft) was about 129.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 144 m² it's 18% larger than the typical home in the postcode (122 m² median across 23 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer was April 2025 at £655,000 — fresh data.