What kind of home is Exchange Buildings, Flat 1, 40 Rutland Street, LE1 1RD?

Exchange Buildings, Flat 1, 40 Rutland Street, LE1 1RD is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did Exchange Buildings, Flat 1, 40 Rutland Street, LE1 1RD sell for?

Exchange Buildings, Flat 1, 40 Rutland Street, LE1 1RD last sold for £199,000 in December 2003, around 23 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Exchange Buildings, Flat 1, 40 Rutland Street, LE1 1RD?

The current EPC rating for Exchange Buildings, Flat 1, 40 Rutland Street, LE1 1RD is C with a score of 72 out of 100, lodged in July 2019. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Exchange Buildings, Flat 1, 40 Rutland Street, LE1 1RD?

Exchange Buildings, Flat 1, 40 Rutland Street, LE1 1RD has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (1,389 sq ft), around 65 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 169% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in LE1 1RD. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Exchange Buildings, Flat 1, 40 Rutland Street, LE1 1RD use?

The latest EPC at Exchange Buildings, Flat 1, 40 Rutland Street, LE1 1RD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is Exchange Buildings, Flat 1, 40 Rutland Street, LE1 1RD in?

Exchange Buildings, Flat 1, 40 Rutland Street, LE1 1RD sits in Leicester. It falls within the LE1 postcode district.

Is Exchange Buildings, Flat 1, 40 Rutland Street, LE1 1RD in a safe area?

Police records around Exchange Buildings, Flat 1, 40 Rutland Street, LE1 1RD show an average of 655 reported crimes per month over the last 17 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 28% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Exchange Buildings, Flat 1, 40 Rutland Street, LE1 1RD?

The closest primary school to Exchange Buildings, Flat 1, 40 Rutland Street, LE1 1RD is Sparkenhoe Community Primary School (744m), one of 46 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Beauchamp City Sixth Form (434m), with 11 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is Exchange Buildings, Flat 1, 40 Rutland Street, LE1 1RD?

The closest bus stop to Exchange Buildings, Flat 1, 40 Rutland Street, LE1 1RD is Charles Street, 104m away. The nearest rail option is Leicester Rail Station, 418m away.

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Exchange Buildings, Flat 1, 40 Rutland Street, Leicester, LE1 1RD

Estimated value

£198,000

Since the 2003 sale (£199,000)-1%
Against LE1 1RD's recent median (£128,000)+55%

Newest record on this page: February 2022. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 1st

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

129 m²

1389 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 72

Tenure

Social Rental

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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£198,000

Against its 2003 sale (£199,000)-1%
Against LE1 1RD's recent median (£128,000)+55%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Exchange Buildings is modelled from its 129 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in LE1 1RD. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
129 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2019
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2003
Recent sales in LE1 1RD
5 sales, median £128,000 (2022–2013)

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Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Exchange Buildings valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Sales timeline

5 December 2003Most recent
£199,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE1 1RD: £128,000 (2022–2013).

Nearby sales in LE1 1RD

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Exchange Buildings, Flat 1, 40 Rutland Street, Leicester, LE1 1RD. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

Larger development activity nearbyIn report
Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Exchange Buildings

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

Exchange Buildings is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Leicester (LE1 1RD). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since November 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. At 129 m² this is the 9th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in Exchange Buildings, where floor areas span 31–131 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 10 units on file.

Held since December 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 129 m² the property is well over the postcode median (47 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£143/sq ft) was about 19.1% below the postcode norm.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms2

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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.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jul 2019

EPC Rating

C72

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.2 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 17 July 2029

2 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2019from Nov 2009

Hot Water

Main (No Stat)Main System

Hot water system upgraded

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Exchange Buildings, Flat 1, 40 Rutland Street, Leicester, LE1 1RD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Exchange Buildings 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.

On the street

Versus other Rutland Street homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Exchange Buildings outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,543

Street avg £2,376

Below

Floor Area

129 m²

Street avg 54 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 1.9 t/year

Strongly below

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Leicester district page.

Full Leicester report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

655/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Charles Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Beauchamp City Sixth Form. 57 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

Beauchamp City Sixth Form16 plus434m
Moat Community CollegeSecondary612m
Sparkenhoe Community Primary SchoolPrimary744m
Highfields Primary SchoolPrimary910m

Nearest stops

Charles StreetBus stop104m
Rutland StreetBus stop107m
Granby StreetBus stop184m
Humberstone GateBus stop245m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences3,104 reports28%
Shoplifting1,590 reports14%
Anti-social Behaviour1,358 reports12%
Public Order1,312 reports12%

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.3dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for LE1 1RD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Comparables

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.

Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for Exchange Buildings is modelled from its 129 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in LE1 1RD. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Exchange Buildings. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Exchange Buildings was lodged in July 2019 at band C and is valid until July 2029. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Exchange Buildings. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 17 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 57 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from LE1 1RD, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.

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