Apartment 1, 5 Heritage Way, Hamilton, Leicester, LE5 1QF

Apartment 1 is a one-bedroom detached house in Hamilton, Leicester, Leicester (LE5 1QF). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. At 65 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (52–65 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity.

Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £108,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 65 m² it's 27% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 54 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £119,000 is 10.2% above the 2022 sale price.