31 Drinkstone Road, Leicester, LE5 5DJ

31 Drinkstone Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Leicester (LE5 5DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in July 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings.

Held since September 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £279,000 sits 675% above the 1997 sale of £36,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£41/sq ft) was about 66.8% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 82 m² it's 20.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 21 EPCs).