Apartment 3, 3 Colton Square, Leicester, LE1 1QH
About Apartment 3
Apartment 3 is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Leicester (LE1 1QH). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2022) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since July 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. At 41 m² this is the 6th 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.
Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in August 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£249/sq ft) was about 35.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 41 m² it's 18% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (50 m² median across 39 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Apartment 3's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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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 3 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
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£105,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£110,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 August 2008Most 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
Floor Area for Apartment 3 lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,683
Street avg £2,276
Floor Area
41 m²
Street avg 55 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 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







