47 Chester Road, Blaby, Leicester, LE8 4HB

47 Chester Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Blaby, Leicester, Leicester (LE8 4HB). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1264 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2011) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). The latest certificate is from October 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 117 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2010–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £296,000 sits 67.2% above the 2012 sale of £177,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£140/sq ft) was about 23.2% below the postcode norm. On the market in October 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.