The Squirrel Building, Apartment 14, 57 Colton Street, Leicester, LE1 1QA

The Squirrel Building is a mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE1 1QA). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity. At 37 m² this is the 2nd 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.

Across 2005–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at -2.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £122,000 sits 64.9% above the 2017 sale of £74,000. At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (61 m² across 78 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Last sold in October 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.