7 Barnes Close, Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicester, LE8 0ES

7 Barnes Close is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicester, Leicester (LE8 0ES). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. At 42 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (42–95 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good.

Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £92,000. Across the public record there are 5 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. At 42 m² it's 26.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (57 m² median across 17 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £120,000 is 30.4% above the 2022 sale price.