30 Almeys Lane, Earl Shilton, Leicester, LE9 7AJ

30 Almeys Lane is an end-of-terrace house in Earl Shilton, Leicester, Leicester (LE9 7AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 40 m² this is the 6th smallest of 46 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–139 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 46 units on file.

Sale prices here have outpaced Leicester HPI: 3.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£279/sq ft) was about 217.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (76 m² across 45 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £120,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.