9 Knighton Rise, Leicester, LE2 2RF

9 Knighton Rise is a five-bedroom detached house in Leicester (LE2 2RF). It has a recorded floor area of 609 m² (around 6555 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Other recorded features include notable views and attached land beyond the plot.

At 609 m² the property is well over the postcode median (267 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,189,000 sits 86.1% above the 2014 sale of £638,750. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£97/sq ft) was about 66.4% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in July 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.