Flat 12, 8 Birkby Close, Hamilton, Leicester, LE5 1PS

Flat 12 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hamilton, Leicester, Leicester (LE5 1PS). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 726 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2011) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 67 m² this is the 12th smallest of 16 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–78 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (84 versus a worst of 66).

It hasn't traded since December 2008, a hold of 17 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. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £125,000 sits 71.2% above the 2008 sale of £73,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£101/sq ft) was about 47.9% below the postcode norm.