When did Flat 5, 40 Colton Street, LE1 1AF last change hands?

Flat 5, 40 Colton Street, LE1 1AF last sold for £95,000 in January 2012, around 15 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Flat 5, 40 Colton Street, LE1 1AF?

The current EPC rating for Flat 5, 40 Colton Street, LE1 1AF is E with a score of 43 out of 100, lodged in December 2025. It has improved from a F recorded in December 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Flat 5, 40 Colton Street, LE1 1AF?

Flat 5, 40 Colton Street, LE1 1AF has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (398 sq ft), around 19 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 35% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in LE1 1AF. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Flat 5, 40 Colton Street, LE1 1AF use?

The latest EPC at Flat 5, 40 Colton Street, LE1 1AF records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is Flat 5, 40 Colton Street, LE1 1AF in?

Flat 5, 40 Colton Street, LE1 1AF sits in Leicester. It falls within the LE1 postcode district.

How safe is the area around Flat 5, 40 Colton Street, LE1 1AF?

Police records around Flat 5, 40 Colton Street, LE1 1AF show an average of 655 reported crimes per month over the last 17 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 28% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Flat 5, 40 Colton Street, LE1 1AF?

The closest primary school to Flat 5, 40 Colton Street, LE1 1AF is Sparkenhoe Community Primary School (601m), one of 44 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Beauchamp City Sixth Form (364m), with 11 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to Flat 5, 40 Colton Street, LE1 1AF?

The closest bus stop to Flat 5, 40 Colton Street, LE1 1AF is Leicester Mercury, 140m away. The nearest rail option is Leicester Rail Station, 299m away.

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Flat 5, 40 Colton Street, Leicester, LE1 1AF

Estimated value

£125,000

Since the 2012 sale (£95,000)+32%
Against LE1 1AF's recent median (£100,000)+25%

Newest record on this page: December 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 00

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

37 m²

398 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 43

Tenure

Freehold

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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£125,000

Against its 2012 sale (£95,000)+32%
Against LE1 1AF's recent median (£100,000)+25%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Flat 5 is modelled from its 37 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in LE1 1AF. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
37 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2025
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2012
Recent sales in LE1 1AF
5 sales, median £100,000 (2022–2015)

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Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sales timeline

13 January 2012Most recent
£95,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE1 1AF: £100,000 (2022–2015).

Nearby sales in LE1 1AF

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Flat 5, 40 Colton Street, Leicester, LE1 1AF. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

Larger development activity nearbyIn report
Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Flat 5

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Flat 5 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Leicester (LE1 1AF). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2022 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 37 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–64 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (43 versus a best of 69).

At 37 m² it's 28.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (52 m² median across 10 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £125,000 is 31.6% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£239/sq ft) was about 51% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 15 years ago, in January 2012.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

ParkingOff street

Building

TenureFreehold
Central heatingYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Flat 5's carbon output is low for the local stock.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Dec 2025

EPC Rating

E43

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

0.9 t/year

Occupancy

—

Certificate validity

Valid until 19 December 2035

9 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Dec 2025from Dec 2022

EPC improved fromF37toE43

Heating Controls

Prog + StatThermostat

Heating controls changed

Hot Water

Immersion (Off-Peak)Immersion

Hot water system changed

Walls

Very PoorGood

Wall insulation improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Flat 5, 40 Colton Street, Leicester, LE1 1AF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Flat 5 has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Colton Street homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Flat 5 outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,568

Street avg £1,880

Strongly above

Floor Area

37 m²

Street avg 51 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

0.9 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Strongly above

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Leicester district page.

Full Leicester report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

655/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Leicester Mercury — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Beauchamp City Sixth Form. 55 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

Beauchamp City Sixth Form16 plus364m
Moat Community CollegeSecondary475m
Sparkenhoe Community Primary SchoolPrimary601m
Highfields Primary SchoolPrimary775m

Nearest stops

Leicester MercuryBus stop140m
Rutland StreetBus stop187m
Charles StreetBus stop244m
Station StreetBus stop297m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences3,104 reports28%
Shoplifting1,590 reports14%
Anti-social Behaviour1,358 reports12%
Public Order1,312 reports12%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE1 1AF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.7dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for LE1 1AF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Victorian-eraGround Floor FlatFreeholdEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for Flat 5 is modelled from its 37 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in LE1 1AF. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Flat 5. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Flat 5 was lodged in December 2025 at band E and is valid until December 2035. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Flat 5. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 17 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 55 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from LE1 1AF, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.

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