Apartment 8, 3 Colton Square, Leicester, LE1 1QH
About Apartment 8
Apartment 8 is a mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE1 1QH). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band A. At 35 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (35–99 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to A across 40 units on file. The latest certificate (December 2018) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 35 m² it sits well below the postcode median (50 m² across 39 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Energy performance
Apartment 8's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
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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 8 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 8 has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£116,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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 floor area, Apartment 8 runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
82 (B)
Street avg 79 (C)
Floor Area
35 m²
Street avg 56 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.2 t/year
Street avg 1.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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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