79 Cropthorne Avenue, Leicester, LE5 4PZ

79 Cropthorne Avenue is a mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE5 4PZ). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 42 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (42–99 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 58 units on file. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 42 m² it's 26.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (57 m² median across 57 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £125,000 sits 60.3% above the 2016 sale of £78,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£173/sq ft) was about 108.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (July 2016).