Apartment 3, 5 Shipton Road, Hamilton, Leicester, LE5 1PJ

Apartment 3 is a two-bedroom detached house in Hamilton, Leicester, Leicester (LE5 1PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 43 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (43–56 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since November 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (74 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £130,000 is 30.1% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£216/sq ft) was about 31.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.