8 Foston Road, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5QP

8 Foston Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Countesthorpe, Leicester, Leicester (LE8 5QP). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (86 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in November 2016. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £187,000 is 34.5% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£223/sq ft) was about 39.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2006.