Apartment 17, 3 Colton Square, Leicester, LE1 1QH
About Apartment 17
Apartment 17 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE1 1QH). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2019) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. At 85 m² this is the 38th smallest of 40 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–99 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to A across 40 units on file.
At 85 m² the property is well over the postcode median (47 m² across 39 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £148,000 is 34.5% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£120/sq ft) was about 34.5% below the postcode norm. Last sold in February 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Ventilation system changed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Apartment 17 has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Apartment 17 valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£148,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£110,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 February 2015Most recent
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE1 1QH: £100,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in LE1 1QH
Apartment 12, 3 Colton Square, Leicester, LE1 1QH
Sold Nov 2024
£100,000Apartment 35, 3 Colton Square, Leicester, LE1 1QH
Sold Mar 2023
£95,500Apartment 1, 3 Colton Square, Leicester, LE1 1QH
Sold Nov 2020
£150,000Apartment 21, 3 Colton Square, Leicester, LE1 1QH
Sold Aug 2019
£99,500Apartment 9, 3 Colton Square, Leicester, LE1 1QH
Sold Aug 2019
£105,000
Versus other Colton Square homes
On price per m², Apartment 17 runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,294
Street avg £2,317
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 54 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 1.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
13/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Leicester Mercury — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Beauchamp City Sixth Form. 56 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.6dB







