What type of property is Exchange Buildings, Flat 8, 40 Rutland Street, LE1 1RD?

Exchange Buildings, Flat 8, 40 Rutland Street, LE1 1RD is a semi-detached house.

When did Exchange Buildings, Flat 8, 40 Rutland Street, LE1 1RD last change hands?

Exchange Buildings, Flat 8, 40 Rutland Street, LE1 1RD last sold for £260,000 in February 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £287,500 in October 2003, so prices have been falling over 18 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Exchange Buildings, Flat 8, 40 Rutland Street, LE1 1RD changed over time?

Across 2 sales between October 2003 and February 2022, Exchange Buildings, Flat 8, 40 Rutland Street, LE1 1RD fell from £287,500 to £260,000, a change of £27,500. That works out to roughly -0.5% per year compounded over 18 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Exchange Buildings, Flat 8, 40 Rutland Street, LE1 1RD have?

The current EPC rating for Exchange Buildings, Flat 8, 40 Rutland Street, LE1 1RD is C with a score of 78 out of 100, lodged in October 2020. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Exchange Buildings, Flat 8, 40 Rutland Street, LE1 1RD?

Exchange Buildings, Flat 8, 40 Rutland Street, LE1 1RD has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (1,195 sq ft). That makes it about 131% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in LE1 1RD. Source: EPC Register.

How is Exchange Buildings, Flat 8, 40 Rutland Street, LE1 1RD heated?

The latest EPC at Exchange Buildings, Flat 8, 40 Rutland Street, LE1 1RD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is Exchange Buildings, Flat 8, 40 Rutland Street, LE1 1RD located?

Exchange Buildings, Flat 8, 40 Rutland Street, LE1 1RD sits in Leicester. It falls within the LE1 postcode district.

Is Exchange Buildings, Flat 8, 40 Rutland Street, LE1 1RD in a safe area?

Police records around Exchange Buildings, Flat 8, 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.

Which schools serve Exchange Buildings, Flat 8, 40 Rutland Street, LE1 1RD?

The closest primary school to Exchange Buildings, Flat 8, 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 8, 40 Rutland Street, LE1 1RD?

The closest bus stop to Exchange Buildings, Flat 8, 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 8, 40 Rutland Street, Leicester, LE1 1RD

Estimated value

£261,000

Since the 2022 sale (£260,000)0%
Against LE1 1RD's recent median (£128,000)+104%

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 04

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

111 m²

1195 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 78

Tenure

Private Rental

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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£261,000

Against its 2022 sale (£260,000)0%
Against LE1 1RD's recent median (£128,000)+104%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Exchange Buildings is modelled from its 111 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales 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
111 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2020
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in LE1 1RD
5 sales, median £128,000 (2019–2010)

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Exchange Buildings's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Sales timeline

18 February 2022Most recent
£260,000
-9.6%over 18 years
31 October 2003
£287,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in LE1 1RD: £128,000 (2019–2010).

Nearby sales in LE1 1RD

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Exchange Buildings, Flat 8, 40 Rutland Street, Leicester, LE1 1RD. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

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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 semi-detached house in Leicester (LE1 1RD). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2003-2006. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since January 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. At 111 m² this is the 8th 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.

At 111 m² the property is well over the postcode median (47 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£218/sq ft) was about 51.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £260,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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)

Oct 2020

EPC Rating

C78

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.6 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 28 October 2030

3 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2020from Jan 2010

Low Energy Lighting

0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Exchange Buildings, Flat 8, 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 is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£2,342

Street avg £2,276

Above

Floor Area

111 m²

Street avg 55 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.6 t/year

Street avg 2.0 t/year

Strongly below

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for Exchange Buildings is modelled from its 111 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales 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. 2 sales are 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 October 2020 at band C and is valid until October 2030. 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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