50 Knighton Road, Leicester, LE2 3HH
About 50 Knighton Road
50 Knighton Road is a detached house in Leicester (LE2 3HH). It has a recorded floor area of 218 m² (around 2347 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.
At 218 m² the property is well over the postcode median (39 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer was February 2025 at £580,000 — fresh data. 8 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Today's modelled estimate of £692,000 is 19.3% above the 2025 sale price.
Energy performance
50 Knighton Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
50 Knighton Road has been through 8 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
8 applications on record at 50 Knighton Road, Leicester, LE2 3HH
- Aug 2000Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
PRUNE ONE ASH TREE IN STONEYGATE CONSERVATION AREA.
Conservation Area- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 20001119
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksAug 2020Decision
- Tree WorksDec 2014Decision
+ 5 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
50 Knighton Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£692,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£580,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 February 2025Most recent
£580,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE2 3HH: £900,000 (2022–2016).
Nearby sales in LE2 3HH
Versus other Knighton Road homes
On years held, 50 Knighton Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,661
Street avg £2,792
Floor Area
218 m²
Street avg 260 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
17.0 t/year
Street avg 10.4 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB







