1 Bencroft Close, Anstey, Leicester, LE7 7DG

1 Bencroft Close is a detached house in Anstey, Leicester, Leicester (LE7 7DG). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1086 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since October 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. At 101 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £271,000 sits 63.3% above the 2009 sale of £166,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£153/sq ft) was about 23% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.