3 Bostock Close, Elmesthorpe, Leicester, LE9 7SR

3 Bostock Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Elmesthorpe, Leicester, Leicester (LE9 7SR). It has a recorded floor area of 181 m² (around 1948 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Sale prices here have outpaced Leicester HPI: 5.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £425,000 sits 51% above the 2015 sale of £281,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£144/sq ft) was about 15.8% below the postcode norm. At 181 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. On the market in May 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.