17a, Bleakmoor Close, Rearsby, Leicester, LE7 4YD

17a is a detached house in Rearsby, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 4YD). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in July 2004. At 164 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £500,000 sits 117.4% above the 2004 sale of £229,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£130/sq ft) was about 38.5% below the postcode norm. 7 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.