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The Squirrel Building, Apartment 12, 57 Colton Street, Leicester, LE1 1QA

Estimated value

£119,000

  • Since the 2025 sale (£100,000)+19%
  • Against LE1 1QA's recent median (£140,000)-15%

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

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Property type
End terrace
Floor 1st
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
70 m²
753 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 70
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£119,000

  • Against its 2025 sale (£100,000)+19%
  • Against LE1 1QA's recent median (£140,000)-15%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for The Squirrel Building is modelled from its 70 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in LE1 1QA. 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

    70 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2014

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2025

  • Recent sales in LE1 1QA

    5 sales, median £140,000 (2024–2022)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: July 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The Squirrel Building's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Sales timeline

  1. 2 July 2025Most recent

    £100,000

    -20.0%over 17 years

  2. 12 November 2007

    £124,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE1 1QA: £140,000 (2024–2022).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for The Squirrel Building, Apartment 12, 57 Colton Street, Leicester, LE1 1QA. 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 The Squirrel Building

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

The Squirrel Building is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Leicester (LE1 1QA). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 70 m² this is the 19th smallest of 22 units on EPC record in The Squirrel Building, where floor areas span 36–79 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 22 units on file.

Most recent transfer was July 2025 at £100,000 — fresh data. Across 2007–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £119,000 is 19% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£133/sq ft) was about 38.3% below the postcode norm.

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • ParkingYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

The Squirrel Building's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Sept 2024

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Sept 2014

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C70
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.3 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Certificate validity

Expired on 5 September 2024

New assessment needed to sell or let

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2014from Feb 2009
EPC improved fromC72toE49
Hot Water
Very GoodVery Poor

Hot water efficiency decreased

Ventilation
ExtractNatural

Ventilation system changed

Sept 2014from Aug 2014
EPC improved fromE49toC70
Heating System
Gas BoilerRoom Heaters

Heating system changed

Heating Controls
FullProg + Stat

Heating controls changed

Hot Water
Main SystemImmersion

Hot water system changed

Wall Insulation
Uninsulated SolidInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Squirrel Building, Apartment 12, 57 Colton Street, Leicester, LE1 1QA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Squirrel Building has no planning applications on record.

2

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 78 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

The Squirrel Building is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£1,429

Street avg £2,303

Strongly below

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 65 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.3 t/year

Street avg 2.3 t/year

On par
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

0.2 km

Rutland Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Beauchamp City Sixth Form. 55 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Beauchamp City Sixth Form16 plus373m
  • Moat Community CollegeSecondary507m
  • Sparkenhoe Community Primary SchoolPrimary633m
  • Highfields Primary SchoolPrimary806m

Nearest stops

  • Rutland StreetBus stop159m
  • Leicester MercuryBus stop172m
  • Charles StreetBus stop212m
  • Granby StreetBus stop273m

Most reported crime locally

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

Go deeper on the local area

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 1QA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LE1 1QA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.9dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for LE1 1QA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Late 20th century1st Floor FlatEPC CNo mains gas

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Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for The Squirrel Building is modelled from its 70 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in LE1 1QA. 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. 2 sales are recorded for The Squirrel Building. 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 The Squirrel Building was lodged in September 2014 at band C and expired in September 2024, so a new one is needed to sell or let. 3 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 The Squirrel Building. 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 1QA, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
The Squirrel Building is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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