1 Brent Knowle Gardens, Leicester, LE5 2GA
About 1 Brent Knowle Gardens
1 Brent Knowle Gardens is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Leicester (LE5 2GA). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.
Held since October 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for an extension is awaiting a decision. Today's modelled estimate of £337,000 sits 117.4% above the 2003 sale of £155,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£162/sq ft) was about 17.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 89 m² it's 21.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (113 m² median across 16 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- GarageDetached
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Planning history
An application for a single-storey extension is currently awaiting a decision.
3 applications on record at 1 Brent Knowle Gardens, Leicester, LE5 2GA
1 live now- Oct 2024ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Construction of single storey extension at front and rear; two storey extension at side of house (Class C3);
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 20241371
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMar 2026Decision
- ExtensionMay 2025Decision
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Sales history & valuation
1 Brent Knowle Gardens valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£337,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£155,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 October 2003Most recent
£155,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LE5 2GA: £315,000 (2022–2021).
Nearby sales in LE5 2GA
13 Brent Knowle Gardens, Leicester, LE5 2GA
Sold Nov 2022
£445,00012 Brent Knowle Gardens, Leicester, LE5 2GA
Sold Nov 2021
£150,00011 Brent Knowle Gardens, Leicester, LE5 2GA
Sold Jun 2021
£365,0008 Brent Knowle Gardens, Leicester, LE5 2GA
Sold Jan 2021
£270,00015 Brent Knowle Gardens, Leicester, LE5 2GA
Sold Jan 2021
£315,000
Versus other Brent Knowle Gardens homes
Floor Area for 1 Brent Knowle Gardens lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,742
Street avg £2,263
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
4/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Spencefield Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Thurnby Mead Primary Academy. 32 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB







