41 Brookside, Barkby, Leicester, LE7 3QD

41 Brookside is a three-bedroom detached house in Barkby, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 3QD). It has a recorded floor area of 181 m² (around 1948 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony. Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since September 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Today's modelled estimate of £486,000 sits 86.2% above the 2009 sale of £261,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 181 m² it's 29.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (140 m² median across 20 EPCs).