16 Knighton Road, Leicester, LE2 3HH
About 16 Knighton Road
16 Knighton Road is a six-bedroom detached house in Leicester (LE2 3HH). It has a recorded floor area of 349 m² (around 3757 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1991-1995. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Poor to Good. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.
At 349 m² the property is well over the postcode median (39 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£308/sq ft) was about 33.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,157,500 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms6
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Underfloor heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
16 Knighton Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
16 Knighton Road has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
6 applications on record at 16 Knighton Road, Leicester, LE2 3HH
- Mar 2004AmendmentOutcome in report
CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL USE OR DEVELOPMENT FOR USE OF BUILDING AT REAR OF FLATS AS HOUSE (CLASS C3)
Retrospective- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 20030423
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksMar 2019Decision
- Change of UseMar 2016Decision
+ 3 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,130,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,157,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 August 2022Most recent
£1,157,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE2 3HH: £875,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in LE2 3HH
Versus other Knighton Road homes
16 Knighton Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,317
Street avg £2,698
Floor Area
349 m²
Street avg 245 m²
Habitable Rooms
12 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 11.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Knighton Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy. 42 schools nearby.
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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
50.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB







