What kind of home is Flat 9, 40 Colton Street, LE1 1AF?

Flat 9, 40 Colton Street, LE1 1AF is a 1-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

When did Flat 9, 40 Colton Street, LE1 1AF last change hands?

Flat 9, 40 Colton Street, LE1 1AF last sold for £103,000 in June 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £90,000 in August 2015, so prices have been rising over 7 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Flat 9, 40 Colton Street, LE1 1AF?

Across 2 sales between August 2015 and June 2022, Flat 9, 40 Colton Street, LE1 1AF rose from £90,000 to £103,000, a change of £13,000. That works out to roughly +2% per year compounded over 7 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Flat 9, 40 Colton Street, LE1 1AF have?

The current EPC rating for Flat 9, 40 Colton Street, LE1 1AF is D with a score of 56 out of 100, lodged in March 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Flat 9, 40 Colton Street, LE1 1AF?

Flat 9, 40 Colton Street, LE1 1AF has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (678 sq ft), around 63 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 21% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in LE1 1AF. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Flat 9, 40 Colton Street, LE1 1AF use?

The latest EPC at Flat 9, 40 Colton Street, LE1 1AF records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is Flat 9, 40 Colton Street, LE1 1AF in?

Flat 9, 40 Colton Street, LE1 1AF sits in Leicester. It falls within the LE1 postcode district.

How safe is the area around Flat 9, 40 Colton Street, LE1 1AF?

Police records around Flat 9, 40 Colton Street, LE1 1AF show an average of 13 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 27% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (396% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Flat 9, 40 Colton Street, LE1 1AF?

The closest primary school to Flat 9, 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.

How well connected is Flat 9, 40 Colton Street, LE1 1AF?

The closest bus stop to Flat 9, 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 9, 40 Colton Street, Leicester, LE1 1AF

Property type

End terrace

Floor 01

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

63 m²

678 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 56

Tenure

Social Rental

Overview

About Flat 9

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

Flat 9 is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Leicester (LE1 1AF). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 63 m² this is the 5th 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 across 6 units on file. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 63 m² the property is well over the postcode median (47 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2015–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£152/sq ft) was about 26.4% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £103,000 in June 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes

Outside

ParkingYes

Building

Period featuresYes
RefurbishedYes

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D56

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.1 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-era1st Floor FlatEPC DPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Flat 9, 40 Colton Street, Leicester, LE1 1AF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Flat 9 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£110,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.0% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£103,000

Growth on file: 2.0% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

6 June 2022Most recent
£103,000
+14.4%over 6 years
24 August 2015
£90,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE1 1AF: £100,000 (2019–2011).

Nearby sales in LE1 1AF

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 9 is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£1,635

Street avg £2,113

Below

Floor Area

63 m²

Street avg 48 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.1 t/year

Street avg 3.2 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Rising 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.

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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

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55 dB

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65 dB

70 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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