The Squirrel Building, Apartment 8, 57 Colton Street, Leicester, LE1 1QA

The Squirrel Building is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Leicester (LE1 1QA). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. At 41 m² this is the 4th 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.

Held since June 2007 — that's 19 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. At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (61 m² across 78 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2005–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at -6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £109,000 is 17.2% above the 2007 sale price.