24 School Lane, Barkby, Leicester, LE7 3QL

24 School Lane is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Barkby, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 3QL). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (April 2026) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2023 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £177,000 is 36.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£335/sq ft) was about 41.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2021 for £129,950. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.