2 The Lane, Main Street, Barsby, Leicester, LE7 4RH

2 The Lane is a three-bedroom detached house in Barsby, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 4RH). It has a recorded floor area of 204 m² (around 2196 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows an E (score 44), 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, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in July 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 204 m² it's 18.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (173 m² median across 22 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £497,000 sits 77.5% above the 2009 sale of £280,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£128/sq ft) was about 29.4% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.