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The Squirrel Building, Apartment 4, 57 Colton Street, Leicester, LE1 1QA

Estimated value

£148,000

  • Since the 2005 sale (£125,950)+18%
  • Against LE1 1QA's recent median (£132,000)+12%

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
Mid terrace
Floor Ground
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
36 m²
388 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band A
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

£148,000

  • Against its 2005 sale (£125,950)+18%
  • Against LE1 1QA's recent median (£132,000)+12%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for The Squirrel Building is modelled from its 36 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale 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

    36 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2017

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2005

  • Recent sales in LE1 1QA

    5 sales, median £132,000 (2025–2022)

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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.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 November 2005Most recent

    £125,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE1 1QA: £132,000 (2025–2022).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for The Squirrel Building, Apartment 4, 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 mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE1 1QA). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 36 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across The Squirrel Building (36–79 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 22 units on file. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since November 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (61 m² across 78 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £148,000 is 17.5% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£325/sq ft) was about 52.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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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 sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate
May 2017

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 9 May 2027

5 months remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Squirrel Building, Apartment 4, 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.

On price per m², The Squirrel Building stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,499

Street avg £2,275

Strongly above

Floor Area

36 m²

Street avg 65 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

1 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 2.3 t/year

Strongly below
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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Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

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

Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for The Squirrel Building is modelled from its 36 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale 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. 1 sale is 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 May 2017 at band E and is valid until May 2027. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
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 A. 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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