42 Leicester Street, Leicester, LE5 3RF

42 Leicester Street is a mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE5 3RF). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since May 1995, a hold of 31 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 103 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £199,000 sits 521.9% above the 1995 sale of £32,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£29/sq ft) was about 68.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.