5 Grange Close, Great Glen, Leicester, LE8 9GD

5 Grange Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Great Glen, Leicester, Leicester (LE8 9GD). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2013 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2013–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 21.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £311,000 sits 54% above the 2015 sale of £202,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£134/sq ft) was about 23.9% below the postcode norm. On the market in June 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.