5 Watergate, East Goscote, Leicester, LE7 3QR

5 Watergate is a three-bedroom detached house in East Goscote, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 3QR). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £400,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£258/sq ft) was about 37.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.