5 Barbara Avenue, Leicester, LE5 2AD

5 Barbara Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Leicester (LE5 2AD). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in April 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The property has an EV charger on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a loft. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.

At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £477,000 sits 109.2% above the 2015 sale of £228,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£145/sq ft) was about 18.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in June 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.