8 Evington Mews, Evington, Leicester, LE5 6DP

8 Evington Mews is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Evington, Leicester, Leicester (LE5 6DP). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. At 42 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (42–103 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (52 versus a best of 78). The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (87 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2021. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£553/sq ft) was about 200.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £250,000 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.