LE1 1QA

a postcode in Leicester

Introduced in January 1980

LE1 1QA	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with LE1 1QA

Colton Street - 94 properties, USRN 23100747

Church Street - 1 property, USRN 23100698

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6341 / 52°38'2"N

Longitude: -1.1272 / 1°7'38"W

UTM Reference: 30U 626737 5833212

OS Easting: 459164

OS Northing: 304391

OS Grid: SK591043

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR FJK.3M

Mapcode Global: WHDJJ.N1FZ

Open Location Code: 9C4WJVMF+J4

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92kp42

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

urban city or town
a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 3a1

Multicultural and Educated Urbanites
Student Living and Professional Footholds
University Centric

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 5785 / 32844

2nd decile
much more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for LE1 1QA on Sunday 5 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:41
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:59
Sunrise	04:48
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:09
Sunset	21:29
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:18
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:37

Hours of daylight today	04:18 to 21:59
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:59 to 04:19
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	09:49
Moon Rises	22:44

For a full sun and moon calendar for LE1 1QA, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in LE1 1QA

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
24 January 2024	Apartment 1, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£160,000
24 February 2023	Apartment 51, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£140,000
13 December 2022	Apartment 2, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Other property type	Leasehold	£90,000
2 November 2022	Apartment 19, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£148,000
28 February 2022	Apartment 10, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Other property type	Leasehold	£92,500
14 January 2022	2 - 4 Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Other property type	Freehold	£1,050,000
21 July 2021	Apartment 22, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£100,000
30 October 2020	Apartment 14, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£149,000
9 October 2020	Flat 8, 40a Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£113,000
23 September 2020	Apartment 33, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£100,000
26 August 2020	2 - 4 Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Other property type	Freehold	£1,045,000
12 December 2019	Apartment 41, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£140,000
22 May 2019	Apartment 6, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£123,000
3 April 2019	Apartment 7, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£126,000
27 February 2019	Apartment 9, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£90,000
18 January 2019	Apartment 13, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£132,500
22 November 2018	Apartment 24, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£140,000
12 February 2018	Apartment 11, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£95,000
30 November 2017	Apartment 18, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£155,000
25 October 2017	Apartment 1, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£73,000
25 October 2017	Apartment 14, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£74,000
25 October 2017	Apartment 1, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£90,000
6 March 2017	Apartment 58, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£190,000
10 February 2017	Apartment 1, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£159,950
3 February 2017	Apartment 39, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£145,000
9 September 2016	Apartment 51, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£133,500
23 August 2016	Apartment 5, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£148,500
3 August 2016	Apartment 9, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£80,000
1 July 2016	Apartment 25, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£145,000
17 June 2016	Apartment 16, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£119,000
7 October 2015	Apartment 18, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£145,000
6 March 2015	Apartment 13, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£140,000
12 December 2014	2 - 4 Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Other property type	Freehold	£850,000
10 November 2014	Apartment 48, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£124,500
19 September 2014	Apartment 13, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£134,000
18 August 2014	Apartment 42, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£137,000
24 January 2014	Apartment 30, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£137,000
28 October 2013	Apartment 5, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£125,000
16 August 2013	Apartment 39, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£120,000
26 April 2013	Apartment 58, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£159,000
25 September 2012	Apartment 50, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£295,000
3 February 2012	Apartment 1, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£154,000
11 February 2011	Flat 10, 40 Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£90,250
31 January 2011	Flat 9, 40 Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£91,500
25 January 2011	Flat 3, 40 Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£75,000
21 January 2011	Flat 11, 40a Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£64,000
18 January 2011	Flat 3, 40 Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£90,000
14 December 2010	Flat 8, 40a Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£105,000
10 December 2010	Flat 6, 40a Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£78,000
16 November 2010	Flat 1, 40a Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£75,000
15 November 2009	Apartment 22, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£70,000
31 October 2009	Apartment 21, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£70,000
18 March 2009	Apartment 14, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£110,000
5 January 2009	Apartment 14, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£148,000
17 July 2008	Apartment 25, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£163,000
17 July 2008	Apartment 18, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£163,000
17 July 2008	Apartment 13, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£163,000
17 July 2008	Apartment 30, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£163,000
11 June 2008	Apartment 18, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£175,000
29 April 2008	Apartment 20, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£140,250
23 April 2008	Apartment 19, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£165,000
14 March 2008	Apartment 6, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£135,000
12 November 2007	Apartment 12, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£124,950
8 November 2007	Apartment 38, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£159,950
24 August 2007	Apartment 40, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£125,000
10 August 2007	Apartment 10, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£90,000
27 June 2007	Flat 24, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£147,000
22 June 2007	Apartment 8, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£93,000
15 June 2007	Apartment 36, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£142,000
25 May 2007	Flat 58, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£190,000
2 May 2007	Apartment 2, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£105,000
13 February 2007	Apartment 16, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£107,000
5 January 2007	Apartment 21, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£123,000
21 November 2006	Apartment 14, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£170,000
11 August 2006	Apartment 21, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£115,000
15 June 2006	Apartment 33, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£117,000
28 April 2006	Apartment 6, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£201,500
24 March 2006	Apartment 53, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£215,000
24 March 2006	Apartment 26, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£163,000
24 March 2006	Apartment 56, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£105,000
24 March 2006	Apartment 10, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£87,000
13 March 2006	Apartment 15, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£170,000
10 March 2006	Apartment 39, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£164,000
10 March 2006	Apartment 41, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£164,000
9 March 2006	Apartment 32, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£152,000
9 March 2006	Apartment 35, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£152,000
7 March 2006	Apartment 50, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£265,000
6 March 2006	Apartment 8, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£140,000
27 February 2006	Apartment 38, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£164,000
24 February 2006	Apartment 40, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£125,000
24 February 2006	Apartment 22, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£112,000
23 February 2006	Apartment 28, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£124,000
23 February 2006	Apartment 11, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£140,000
23 February 2006	Apartment 9, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£87,000
22 February 2006	Apartment 54, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£238,650
22 February 2006	Apartment 55, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£246,450
22 February 2006	Apartment 17, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£170,000
22 February 2006	Apartment 7, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£180,000
22 February 2006	Apartment 20, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£142,000
22 February 2006	Apartment 49, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£325,000
22 February 2006	Apartment 31, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£172,050
22 February 2006	Apartment 52, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£215,000
22 February 2006	Apartment 57, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£167,400
22 February 2006	Apartment 23, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£142,000
22 February 2006	Apartment 4, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£150,000
22 February 2006	Apartment 2, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£175,000
22 February 2006	Apartment 5, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£175,000
22 February 2006	Apartment 37, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£205,000
22 February 2006	Apartment 47, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£144,500
22 February 2006	Apartment 45, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£117,000
21 February 2006	Apartment 27, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£163,000
21 February 2006	Apartment 29, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£163,000
21 February 2006	Apartment 16, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£122,000
21 February 2006	Apartment 46, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£117,000
21 February 2006	Apartment 34, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£115,000
17 February 2006	Apartment 3, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£185,000
22 December 2005	Apartment 17, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£120,000
14 November 2005	Apartment 15, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£127,950
11 November 2005	Apartment 7, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£184,950
8 November 2005	Apartment 3, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£128,950
7 November 2005	Apartment 8, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£104,163
7 November 2005	Apartment 4, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£125,950
4 November 2005	Apartment 9, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£108,900
4 November 2005	Apartment 11, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£135,000
9 September 2005	Apartment 2, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£105,000
17 August 2005	Apartment 1, The Squirrels, 57, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£90,000
17 August 2005	Apartment 14, The Squirrel Building, 57, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£100,000
22 February 2005	Apartment 43, The Zenith Building, 26, Colton Street, Leicester LE1 1QA	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£172,050

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for LE1 1QA

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Leicester South

MP

Shockat Adam Independent

Leicester City Council

Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Castle

Councillors

Mick Gregg Green Party (E&W)

Patrick Kitterick Green Party (E&W)

Liz Sahu Green Party (E&W)

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for LE1 1QA

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00068906		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E00169461		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	31 December 2011	ONS
E01013644	Leicester 024A	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E01032873	Leicester 041D	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	31 December 2011	ONS
E02002850	Leicester 024	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E02006851	Leicester 041	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	31 December 2011	ONS
E05010463	Castle	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	7 May 2015	DLUHC
E06000016	Leicester	Unitary Authorities	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000004	East Midlands	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001327	Leicester South	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000021	Leicestershire	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000230	Leicester	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33018014		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000021	Leicester and Leicestershire	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	28 October 2010	BEIS
E38000097	NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB - 04C	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E40000011	Midlands	NHS England Regions	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E43000015	Leicester, unparished area	Non-Civil Parished Areas	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E54000015	Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 April 2020	NHS
E56000031	East Midlands	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 July 2023	NHS England
E63009743	Leicester	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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