Apartment 10, 8 Shires Lane, Leicester, LE1 4AN
About Apartment 10
Apartment 10 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leicester (LE1 4AN). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2019) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since January 2009. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. Main heating runs on electricity. At 77 m² this is the 24th smallest of 27 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–106 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top.
At 77 m² the property is well over the postcode median (43 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£203/sq ft) was about 26.4% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in February 2016.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Apartment 10's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £820 · Includes VAT
Planning history
Apartment 10 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
£154,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£168,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 February 2016Most recent
£168,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE1 4AN: £124,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in LE1 4AN
Apartment 7, 8 Shires Lane, Leicester, LE1 4AN
Sold Jul 2025
£105,000Apartment 13, 8 Shires Lane, Leicester, LE1 4AN
Sold Mar 2024
£80,000Apartment 9, 8 Shires Lane, Leicester, LE1 4AN
Sold Feb 2023
£177,000Apartment 17, 8 Shires Lane, Leicester, LE1 4AN
Sold Dec 2021
£124,000Apartment 18, 8 Shires Lane, Leicester, LE1 4AN
Sold Sept 2020
£185,000
Versus other Shires Lane homes
On years held, Apartment 10 stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,182
Street avg £2,961
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 47 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
0.3 t/year
Street avg 1.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
13/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Causeway Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Castle Mead Academy. 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
57.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.4dB







