Apartment 4, 5 Shipton Road, Hamilton, Leicester, LE5 1PJ

Apartment 4 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Hamilton, Leicester, Leicester (LE5 1PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 55 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–56 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since June 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since February 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Today's modelled estimate of £133,000 is 13.9% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£197/sq ft) was about 19.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 55 m² it's 25.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 13 EPCs).