16 Brent Knowle Gardens, Leicester, LE5 2GA

16 Brent Knowle Gardens is a three-bedroom detached house in Leicester (LE5 2GA). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since August 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £327,000 sits 55.7% above the 2004 sale of £210,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£179/sq ft) was about 25.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).