Colton Street, Leicester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Colton Street, Leicester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leicester-leicester/colton-street/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LE1 1QA, LE1 1AF, LE1 1QB.

Average price (last 12 months)

£118,500

1 sale

Average price (since 2016)

£126,361

22 sales

Price range

£84k – £190k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

14 Nov 2025

LE1 1QA

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At a glance

House prices£126k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station4 min walkLeicester station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband0% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold93% leaseholdAcross 41 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

22 property sales on Colton Street, Leicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £118,500. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £126,361. Average sale prices fell from £127,750 in 2016 to £109,250 in 2025 (-14%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Colton Street range from £84,000 to £190,000. 7% of homes sold here were freehold and 93% leasehold.

House prices on Colton Street compared

LE1 postcode area£138,807

Leicester£255,467

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Colton Street has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all LE1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 7% freehold and 93% leasehold across 41 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Flat	22	£126,361	14 Nov 2025

Sold prices on Colton Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
Flat 6, 40A, Colton Street LE1 1AF	25 Mar 2026	£117,500	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 8, 40A, Colton Street LE1 1QA	14 Nov 2025	£118,500	Flat	Leasehold
Apartment 12, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street LE1 1QA	3 Jul 2025	£100,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 1, 40A, Colton Street LE1 1AF	3 Oct 2024	£110,000	Flat	Leasehold
Guild Hall, Colton Street LE1 1QB	28 Jun 2024	£576,000	Other	Freehold
Apartment 1, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street LE1 1QA	24 Jan 2024	£160,000	Flat	Leasehold
Apartment 44, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street LE1 1QA	25 Aug 2023	£132,000	Flat	Leasehold
Apartment 51, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street LE1 1QA	24 Feb 2023	£140,000	Flat	Leasehold
Apartment 2, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street LE1 1QA	13 Dec 2022	£90,000	Other	Leasehold
Apartment 19, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street LE1 1QA	2 Nov 2022	£148,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 9, 40, Colton Street LE1 1AF	7 Jun 2022	£103,000	Flat	Leasehold
Apartment 10, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street LE1 1QA	28 Feb 2022	£92,500	Other	Leasehold
2 - 4, Colton Street LE1 1QA	14 Jan 2022	£1,050,000	Other	Freehold
Apartment 22, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street LE1 1QA	21 Jul 2021	£100,000	Flat	Leasehold
Apartment 14, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street LE1 1QA	30 Oct 2020	£149,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 8, 40A, Colton Street LE1 1QA	9 Oct 2020	£113,000	Flat	Leasehold
Apartment 33, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street LE1 1QA	23 Sep 2020	£100,000	Flat	Leasehold
2 - 4, Colton Street LE1 1QA	26 Aug 2020	£1,045,000	Other	Freehold
Apartment 41, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street LE1 1QA	12 Dec 2019	£140,000	Flat	Leasehold
Apartment 6, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street LE1 1QA	22 May 2019	£123,000	Flat	Leasehold
Apartment 7, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street LE1 1QA	3 Apr 2019	£126,000	Flat	Leasehold
Apartment 9, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street LE1 1QA	27 Feb 2019	£90,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 3, 40, Colton Street LE1 1AF	26 Feb 2019	£115,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 3, 40, Colton Street LE1 1AF	6 Feb 2019	£100,000	Flat	Leasehold
Apartment 13, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street LE1 1QA	18 Jan 2019	£132,500	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 10, 40, Colton Street LE1 1AF	30 Nov 2018	£100,000	Flat	Leasehold
Apartment 24, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street LE1 1QA	22 Nov 2018	£140,000	Flat	Leasehold
Apartment 11, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street LE1 1QA	12 Feb 2018	£95,000	Flat	Leasehold
Apartment 18, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street LE1 1QA	30 Nov 2017	£155,000	Flat	Leasehold
Apartment 1, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street LE1 1QA	25 Oct 2017	£73,000	Flat	Leasehold
Apartment 1, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street LE1 1QA	25 Oct 2017	£90,000	Flat	Leasehold
Apartment 14, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street LE1 1QA	25 Oct 2017	£74,000	Flat	Leasehold
Apartment 58, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street LE1 1QA	6 Mar 2017	£190,000	Flat	Leasehold
Apartment 1, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street LE1 1QA	10 Feb 2017	£159,950	Flat	Leasehold
Apartment 39, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street LE1 1QA	3 Feb 2017	£145,000	Flat	Leasehold
Apartment 51, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street LE1 1QA	9 Sep 2016	£133,500	Flat	Leasehold
Apartment 5, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street LE1 1QA	23 Aug 2016	£148,500	Flat	Leasehold
Apartment 9, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street LE1 1QA	3 Aug 2016	£80,000	Flat	Leasehold
Apartment 25, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street LE1 1QA	1 Jul 2016	£145,000	Flat	Leasehold
Apartment 16, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street LE1 1QA	17 Jun 2016	£119,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 1, 40A, Colton Street LE1 1AF	3 Jun 2016	£84,000	Flat	Leasehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
Flat 8, 40A, Colton Street	£113,000 (Oct 2020) → £118,500 (Nov 2025)	+5% over 5 yrs
Flat 1, 40A, Colton Street	£84,000 (Jun 2016) → £110,000 (Oct 2024)	+31% over 8 yrs
Apartment 1, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street	£159,950 (Feb 2017) → £160,000 (Jan 2024)	+0% over 7 yrs
Apartment 51, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street	£133,500 (Sep 2016) → £140,000 (Feb 2023)	+5% over 6 yrs
2 - 4, Colton Street	£1,045,000 (Aug 2020) → £1,050,000 (Jan 2022)	+0% over 1 yr

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Crime and flood risk near Colton Street

Crime

1,630 crimes were reported within about a mile of Colton Street in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	481
Shoplifting	240
Anti-social behaviour	190
Public order	172
Criminal damage & arson	110
Other theft	102

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Schools near Colton Street

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Beauchamp City Sixth Form 1,041 pupils	16 plus	16–19	Report	0.2 mi
Moat Community College 1,091 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Report	0.3 mi
Sparkenhoe Community Primary School 450 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
Indie Education	Other independent special school	14–19	Report	0.4 mi
Highfields Primary School 352 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.5 mi
Avicenna School 27 pupils	Other independent school	11–16	Report	0.5 mi
Al-Islamia Institute for Education 103 pupils	Other independent school	2–11	Report	0.5 mi
Leicester Therapeutic School	Other independent special school	5–11	Report	0.5 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

Leicester station 0.2 mi · 4 min walk
South Wigston station 3.6 mi · 1 hr 12 min walk
Syston station 4.6 mi · 1 hr 31 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Charles Street (Stand EB, Charles Street) 1 min walk
Charles Street (Stand EA, Charles Street) 1 min walk
Charles Street (Stand EC, Charles Street) 1 min walk
Charles Street (Stand EJ, Charles Street) 1 min walk

GP surgeries

Bowling Green Street Surgery
29-31 Bowling Green Street, Leicester · 0.3 mi
St Peter's Med Centre (Mansingh & Mehra)
Sparkenhoe Street, Leicester · 0.4 mi
Shefa Medical Practice
Sparkenhoe Street, Leicester · 0.4 mi
Dr R Kapur & Partners
St. Peters Health Centre, Sparkenhoe Street, Leicester · 0.4 mi

Supermarkets

Tesco Express Tesco Leicester Granby St Express · 0.1 mi
Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Leicester Granby Street Local · 0.1 mi
Tesco Express Tesco Haymarket Tower Express · 0.2 mi
Lidl Lidl Central Leicester Leicester · 0.2 mi

Pharmacies

Boots · 0.2 mi
Boots · 0.4 mi
Highem Pharmacy · 0.4 mi

Dentists

The Dental Suite (leicester) · 0.1 mi
29 - 31 Bowling Green Street (dental Surgery) · 0.3 mi
Damira Leicester · 0.3 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income	3 of 10
Employment	3 of 10
Education and skills	4 of 10
Health and disability	1 of 10
Crime	1 of 10
Access to housing and services	1 of 10
Living environment	2 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	11.6%	62.5%
Private rented	59.2%	20.3%
Social rented	29.1%	17.1%
Households	945

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	5.4%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	90.2%	64.1%
Aged 65+	4.4%	18.6%
Residents	2,006

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	0%	80%
Gigabit-capable	0%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	97%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	98%	92%

Share of homes across Leicester with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Colton Street

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Who lives around Colton Street

Ethnic group

	Here	Leicester
White	46.9%	40.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	20.8%	43.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	19.7%	7.8%
Other ethnic group	7.9%	4.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	4.7%	3.8%

Religion

	Here	Leicester
No religion	33.7%	23%
Christian	29.2%	24.7%
Muslim	15.5%	23.5%
Not answered	12.2%	5.6%
Hindu	5.3%	17.9%
Sikh	2.1%	4.5%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.3%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%

Country of birth

	Here	Leicester
Born in the UK	52%	58.9%
Born outside the UK	48%	41.1%

Highest qualification

	Here	Leicester
Level 4 qualifications and above	40.3%	26.8%
Level 3 qualifications	33.2%	16.1%
No qualifications	9%	26.7%
Level 2 qualifications	6.8%	11.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	5.4%	10.7%
Apprenticeship	3.1%	3.8%
Other qualifications	2.3%	4.3%

General health

	Here	Leicester
Very good health	49.2%	48.8%
Good health	35.1%	33.5%
Fair health	11%	12.5%
Bad health	3.7%	4%
Very bad health	1%	1.2%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Leicester
No cars or vans in household	73.3%	33%
1 car or van in household	22.9%	41.1%
2 cars or vans in household	3.2%	19.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household	0.6%	6.3%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Leicester.

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