12 Shades Close, Croft, Leicester, LE9 3ZH

12 Shades Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Croft, Leicester, Leicester (LE9 3ZH). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Sale prices here have outpaced Leicester HPI: 10.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£325/sq ft) was about 261.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £241,750. 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. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: tree works refused in 2024.