What kind of home is Apartment 23, 3 Colton Square, LE1 1QH?

Apartment 23, 3 Colton Square, LE1 1QH is a 1-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for Apartment 23, 3 Colton Square, LE1 1QH?

Apartment 23, 3 Colton Square, LE1 1QH last sold for £87,000 in November 2015, around 11 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £85,000 in July 2010. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Apartment 23, 3 Colton Square, LE1 1QH?

Across 3 sales between July 2010 and November 2015, Apartment 23, 3 Colton Square, LE1 1QH rose from £85,000 to £87,000, a change of £2,000. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Apartment 23, 3 Colton Square, LE1 1QH?

The current EPC rating for Apartment 23, 3 Colton Square, LE1 1QH is C with a score of 75 out of 100, lodged in December 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Apartment 23, 3 Colton Square, LE1 1QH?

Apartment 23, 3 Colton Square, LE1 1QH has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (452 sq ft), around 42 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 13% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in LE1 1QH. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Apartment 23, 3 Colton Square, LE1 1QH use?

The latest EPC at Apartment 23, 3 Colton Square, LE1 1QH records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for Apartment 23, 3 Colton Square, LE1 1QH?

Apartment 23, 3 Colton Square, LE1 1QH is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is Apartment 23, 3 Colton Square, LE1 1QH in?

Apartment 23, 3 Colton Square, LE1 1QH sits in Leicester. It falls within the LE1 postcode district.

How safe is the area around Apartment 23, 3 Colton Square, LE1 1QH?

Police records around Apartment 23, 3 Colton Square, LE1 1QH show an average of 13 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 27% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (396% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Apartment 23, 3 Colton Square, LE1 1QH?

The closest primary school to Apartment 23, 3 Colton Square, LE1 1QH is Sparkenhoe Community Primary School (576m), one of 44 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Beauchamp City Sixth Form (356m), with 12 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is Apartment 23, 3 Colton Square, LE1 1QH?

The closest bus stop to Apartment 23, 3 Colton Square, LE1 1QH is Leicester Mercury, 115m away. The nearest rail option is Leicester Rail Station, 280m away.

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Apartment 23, 3 Colton Square, Leicester, LE1 1QH

3 sales on record

Property type

End terrace

Floor 03

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

42 m²

452 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 75

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About Apartment 23

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Apartment 23 is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Leicester (LE1 1QH). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity. At 42 m² this is the 8th 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.

11 years since the last transfer (November 2015). At 42 m² it's 16% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (50 m² median across 39 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £106,000 is 21.8% above the 2015 sale price.

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

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingOff street

Building

TenureFreehold

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Apartment 23's carbon output is low for the local stock.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Dec 2020

EPC Rating

C75

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.4 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Dec 2020from May 2009

Hot Water

Immersion (Off-Peak)Immersion

Hot water system changed

Low Energy Lighting

0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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21st century3rd Floor FlatFreeholdEPC CNo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Apartment 23, 3 Colton Square, Leicester, LE1 1QH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Apartment 23 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Apartment 23 saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£106,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.4% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£87,000

Growth on file: 0.4% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

23 November 2015Most recent
£87,000
+27.9%over 2 years
28 March 2013
£68,000
-20.0%over 2 years
21 July 2010
£85,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE1 1QH: £100,000 (2024–2019).

Nearby sales in LE1 1QH

On the street

Versus other Colton Square homes

Four headline reads against 39 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Apartment 23 is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£2,071

Street avg £2,294

On par

Floor Area

42 m²

Street avg 55 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.4 t/year

Street avg 1.7 t/year

Above

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Comparables

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.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE1 1QH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.6dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for LE1 1QH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.6dB

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55 dB

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