16a, High Street, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1GP

16a is a detached house in Syston, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 1GP). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 79 m² this is the 27th smallest of 28 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–178 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump.

At 79 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.