Semi-Detached

157 KNIGHTTHORPE ROAD

LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 5JR

£278,000

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View LE11 5JR

Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Milton Street	0.0 miles
Shop	Bargain Booze Plus	0.2 miles
Train station	Loughborough	1.3 miles
Hospital	Whitwick Health Centre	6.1 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

96 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1930-1949

Last sold

£278,000 May 2026

Price per m²

£2,896/m²

Local average

£240,987 (65 sales)

Street crime

339 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 13/08/2024

Expiry date: 12/08/2034

Current heating cost: £1,133/year

Potential heating cost: £742/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £19,500

Recommendations

50 mm internal or external wall insulation (£4,000 - £14,000)
Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£800 - £1,200)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	08/05/2026	£278,000	Semi-detached	—	£272,993 to July 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£278,000
listed	06/11/2025	£284,000
sold	01/01/2002	£73,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
89 KNIGHTTHORPE ROAD, LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 5JR	£210,000	22/08/2025	Semi-detached
145 KNIGHTTHORPE ROAD, LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 5JR	£242,500	28/02/2025	Semi-detached
175 BYRON STREET, LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 5JN	£156,000	28/07/2023	Semi-detached
137 KNIGHTTHORPE ROAD, LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 5JR	£185,000	13/03/2023	Semi-detached
169 KNIGHTTHORPE ROAD, LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 5JR	£245,000	15/07/2022	Semi-detached
14 MATTHEW ARNOLD COURT, LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 5JS	£140,000	30/06/2022	Semi-detached
146 KNIGHTTHORPE ROAD, LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 5JU	£350,000	01/03/2022	Semi-detached
144B KNIGHTTHORPE ROAD, LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 5JU	£225,000	31/01/2022	Semi-detached
117 KNIGHTTHORPE ROAD, LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 5JR	£207,000	11/01/2022	Semi-detached
171 KNIGHTTHORPE ROAD, LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 5JR	£215,000	06/01/2022	Semi-detached

Area average: £217,550 (10 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 6.8%

10y growth 47.6%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Charnwood. Series: Semi-detached. As of July 2026.

1y (index) 3%

5y (index) 21.3%

10y (index) 52.1%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Charnwood. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £864/mo

Realistic £960/mo

Optimistic £1,056/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Charnwood.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Leicester: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
2 Bed Terraced House, Derby Road, LE11	£995/mo	2	0.35 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Terraced House, Edward Street, LE11	£970/mo	2	0.48 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Terraced House, Roundhill Way, LE11	£950/mo	2	1.14 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Leighton Av, LE11	£725/mo	1	1.15 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Nottingham Road, LE11	£745/mo	1	1.24 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £877/mo (5 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.34%

Max investor price (0.8%) £118,750

Target investor price (1%) £95,000

Gross yield 4.1%

Cost-to-rent ratio 24.4×

Monthly cashflow £-265/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -3.9%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

This location falls inside an HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygon.

Plot: ~279 m² (0.07 acres)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	106
Shoplifting	62
Anti-social behaviour	54
Criminal damage and arson	26
Public order	23
Other theft	21
Burglary	14
Vehicle crime	9
Bicycle theft	6
Drugs	6
Other crime	5
Robbery	5
Possession of weapons	1
Theft from the person	1
Total incidents	339

Within 1 mile during Aug 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Robert Bakewell Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 14 Nov 2022
Thorpe Acre Infant School	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 1 Nov 2023
Thorpe Acre Junior School	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 13 Mar 2013
Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 19 Oct 2012
De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire	Secondary	0.6 miles	Good — 30 Apr 2014

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
09/03/2025	21/12/2021	—	1
11/10/2016	09/09/2016	2	—
26/11/2013	08/11/2013	—	2
24/04/2012	05/04/2012	9	1
24/04/2012	05/04/2012	7	—

# 157 KNIGHTTHORPE ROAD, LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 5JR

## Property details

- Slug: `01c69f0` (address key hash: `01c69f07c9e4820b80b334d0c044a98b4d358fa0`)
- Postcode: LE11 5JR
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 96 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1930-1949
- Last sold: £278,000 May 2026
- Price per m²: £2,896/m²
- Local average: £240,987 (65 sales)
- Street crime: 339 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £278,000
- Date: 2026-05-08
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 12/08/2034
- **Current heating cost:** £1,133/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £19,500

### Recommendations
- Q (£4,000 - £14,000)
- W1 (£800 - £1,200)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0300-2297-2480-2894-4071)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-05-08 | £278,000 | Semi-detached | — | £272,993 (to July 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/5340b1c5-8de2-8052-e063-4804a8c06ee4) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 157 KNIGHTTHORPE ROAD, LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 5JR | £278,000 | 08/05/2026 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [169045931](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/86ac66b)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £278,000 |
| listed | 2025-11-06 | £284,000 |
| sold | 2002-01-01 | £73,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 89 KNIGHTTHORPE ROAD, LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 5JR | £210,000 | 22/08/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 145 KNIGHTTHORPE ROAD, LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 5JR | £242,500 | 28/02/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 175 BYRON STREET, LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 5JN | £156,000 | 28/07/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 137 KNIGHTTHORPE ROAD, LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 5JR | £185,000 | 13/03/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 169 KNIGHTTHORPE ROAD, LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 5JR | £245,000 | 15/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 14 MATTHEW ARNOLD COURT, LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 5JS | £140,000 | 30/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 146 KNIGHTTHORPE ROAD, LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 5JU | £350,000 | 01/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 144B KNIGHTTHORPE ROAD, LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 5JU | £225,000 | 31/01/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 117 KNIGHTTHORPE ROAD, LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 5JR | £207,000 | 11/01/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 171 KNIGHTTHORPE ROAD, LOUGHBOROUGH, CHARNWOOD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 5JR | £215,000 | 06/01/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £217,550 (10 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 6.8%
- **10y growth:** 47.6%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Charnwood; Semi-detached series; as of July 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 3%
- **5y growth (index):** 21.3%
- **10y growth (index):** 52.1%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Charnwood). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £864/mo
- **Realistic:** £960/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,056/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Leicester (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Derby Road, LE11 | £995/mo | 2 | 0.35 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Edward Street, LE11 | £970/mo | 2 | 0.48 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Roundhill Way, LE11 | £950/mo | 2 | 1.14 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Leighton Av, LE11 | £725/mo | 1 | 1.15 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Nottingham Road, LE11 | £745/mo | 1 | 1.24 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £877/mo (5 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.34% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £118,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £95,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £950/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.1%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 24.4×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-265/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -3.9%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 106 |
| Shoplifting | 62 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 54 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 26 |
| Public order | 23 |
| Other theft | 21 |
| Burglary | 14 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Bicycle theft | 6 |
| Drugs | 6 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **339** |

*Within 1 mile during Aug 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Robert Bakewell Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 14 Nov 2022 |
| Thorpe Acre Infant School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 1 Nov 2023 |
| Thorpe Acre Junior School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 13 Mar 2013 |
| Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 19 Oct 2012 |
| De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire | Secondary | 0.6 miles | Good — 30 Apr 2014 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 5 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #16711935
- **Address:** 157 KNIGHTTHORPE ROAD, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE11 5JR
- **Certificate Issued:** 09/03/2025
- **Work Completed:** 21/12/2021
- **Items:** 1 door(s)

### FENSA Certificate #11887503
- **Address:** 157 Knightthorpe Road, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE11 5JR
- **Certificate Issued:** 11/10/2016
- **Work Completed:** 09/09/2016
- **Items:** 2 window(s)

### FENSA Certificate #9933247
- **Address:** 157 Knightthorpe Road, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE11 5JR
- **Certificate Issued:** 26/11/2013
- **Work Completed:** 08/11/2013
- **Items:** 2 door(s)

### FENSA Certificate #8813599
- **Address:** 157 Knightthorpe Road, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE11 5JR
- **Certificate Issued:** 24/04/2012
- **Work Completed:** 05/04/2012
- **Items:** 9 window(s), 1 door(s)

### FENSA Certificate #8813598
- **Address:** 157 Knightthorpe Road, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE11 5JR
- **Certificate Issued:** 24/04/2012
- **Work Completed:** 05/04/2012
- **Items:** 7 window(s)