Apartment 2, 3 Colton Square, Leicester, LE1 1QH

Apartment 2 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE1 1QH). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since September 2010. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity. At 40 m² this is the 4th 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.

Today's modelled estimate of £117,000 is 17% below the 2007 sale of £141,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£327/sq ft) was about 78.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It hasn't traded since November 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 40 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (50 m² median across 39 EPCs).