Apartment 1, 131 Maidenwell Avenue, Leicester, LE5 1QD

Apartment 1 is a one-bedroom detached house in Leicester (LE5 1QD). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity. At 51 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–61 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom.

Across 2002–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £117,000 sits 74.6% above the 2014 sale of £67,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£122/sq ft) was about 23.7% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 12 years since the last transfer (May 2014).