The Squirrel Building, Apartment 20, 57 Colton Street, Leicester, LE1 1QA

The Squirrel Building is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Leicester (LE1 1QA). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. At 61 m² this is the 15th 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.

Today's modelled estimate of £118,000 is 15.9% below the 2008 sale of £140,250, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. Held since April 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs).