Apartment 4, 78 Brompton Road, Hamilton, Leicester, LE5 1PQ

Apartment 4 is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hamilton, Leicester, Leicester (LE5 1PQ). 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 49–59 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in September 2006. At 55 m² it's 15.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 75 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £140,000 is 19.9% above the 2006 sale price.