# 3 bedroom detached house for sale (ST13 5BE) ## Property Details | Key | Value | |-----|-------| | Address | 16 KNIVEDEN LANE, LEEK, STAFFORDSHIRE ST13 5BE | | Price | £230,000 | | Bedrooms | 3 | | Bathrooms | 1 | | Last sold | £226,000 Dec 2015 | ## Description * A sizeable detached house delightfully situated, enjoying a pleasant outlook to the front over school playing fields & enjoying considerable privacy to the rear. Well placed for all age group local schools & for travelling into the town centre. * Good sized accommodation consisting of entrance hall, cloakroom, two reception rooms, good sized kitchen with three double bedrooms and bathroom at first floor level. * Upvc double glazing, although in need of some slight updating, the property has excellent potential to make it into a delightful family home. * Driveway & attached garage provide off road parking facilities & the gardens are of a reasonable size with considerable privacy being enjoyed at the rear. **Entrance Porch** - **Entrance Hall** - With Parquet flooring. Built-in cloaks cupboard. **Cloaks Cupboard** - With w.c and wash basin. **Lounge** - 14'4 x 11'2 (4.37m x 3.40m) - With stone fireplace with slate hearth. Fitted carpet. **Dining Room** - 10'2 x 10'2 (3.10m x 3.10m) - Fitted carpet. **Kitchen** - 13'5 x 10'4 (4.09m x 3.15m) - With stainless steel sink unit, base units, working surfaces and wall cupboards. Plumbing for automatic washing machine. Cupboard housing gas warm air central heating unit. **Rear Porch** - With built-in store room off. Access door to garage. Upvc rear door. **Stairs To Landing** - With airing cupboard off. **Bedroom One** - 14'4 x 11'2 (4.37m x 3.40m) - Built-in wardrobe. Fitted carpet. **Bedroom Two** - 11'10 x 11'1 (3.61m x 3.38m) - With built-in wardrobe. Fitted carpet. **Bedroom Three** - 10' x 8'2 (3.05m x 2.49m) - With built-in wardrobe. Fitted carpet. **Bathroom** - With suite comprising bath, wash basin and w.c. Carpet. **Outside** - Driveway leads to an ATTACHED GARAGE 17'7 X 8'3. Reasonable size gardens to both front and rear, being predominantly lawned with flower borders and mature trees and shrubs. **Services** - All mains services. Gas warm air central heating (not tested). Upvc double glazing. **Viewing** - By prior appointment through the Agents. **Please Note** - The agent has not tested any apparatus, equipment, fixtures, fittings or services and cannot verify they are in working order or fit for their purpose, neither has the agent checked the legal documents to verify the freehold/leasehold status of the property. The buyer is advised to obtain verification from their Solicitor or Surveyor. Bury & Hilton Limited for themselves and for the vendor or lessor of this property whose agent they are, give notice that: 1. These particulars do not constitute any part of, an offer of a contract; 2. All statements contained in these particulars as to this property are made without responsibility on the part of Bury & Hilton Limited or the vendor or lessor; 3. None of the statements contained in these particulars as to this property are to be relied on as statements or representations of fact; 4. Any intending purchaser must satisfy himself by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of the statements contained in these particulars; 5. The vendor or lessor does not make or give neither Bury & Hilton Limited nor any person in their employment has any authority to make or give, any representation's or warranty whatsoever in relation to this property. 6. Bury & Hilton Ltd operates a Complaints Handling Procedure, a copy of which is available from out Head Office, 6 Market Street, Leek, Staffordshire. ST13 6HZ. ## Property Photos - ![Photo](/listings/photos/35704155/589375) - ![Lounge](/listings/photos/35704155/589379) - Lounge - ![Kitchen](/listings/photos/35704155/589384) - Kitchen - ![Bedroom One](/listings/photos/35704155/589390) - Bedroom One - ![Outside](/listings/photos/35704155/589394) - Outside - ![Outside](/listings/photos/35704155/589398) - Outside ## Floorplans - ![Floorplan 1](/listings/photos/35704155/589401) - Floorplan 1 ## EPC Graphs - ![EPC 1](/listings/photos/35704155/589405) - EPC 1 - ![EPC 2](/listings/photos/35704155/589411) - EPC 2 ## Sales History *Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.* | Address | Price | Date | Type | |---------|-------|------|------| | 16 KNIVEDEN LANE, LEEK, STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST13 5BE | £226,000 | 07/12/2015 | Detached | ## Sold Comparables *Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.* | Address | Price | Date | Type | |---------|-------|------|------| | KINNOULL EAST STREET, LEEK, STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST13 6LF | £380,000 | 15/01/2026 | Detached | | 21 MONYASH DRIVE, LEEK, STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST13 5SY | £425,000 | 20/11/2025 | Detached | | 40 MILLTOWN WAY, LEEK, STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST13 5SZ | £455,000 | 10/10/2025 | Detached | | 12 THORNFIELD AVENUE, LEEK, STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST13 5BP | £328,000 | 27/03/2025 | Detached | | 19 MOORLAND ROAD, LEEK, STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST13 5BN | £328,000 | 29/09/2023 | Detached | | [Same street] 52 KNIVEDEN LANE, LEEK, STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST13 5BE | £400,000 | 01/09/2023 | Detached | | 7 PICKWOOD AVENUE, LEEK, STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST13 5BZ | £245,000 | 17/07/2023 | Detached | | GREENWAYS PROSPECT ROAD, LEEK, STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST13 5BX | £299,999 | 13/07/2023 | Detached | | CORNER HOUSE PROSPECT ROAD, LEEK, STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST13 5BX | £299,999 | 04/07/2023 | Detached | | 27 MULBERRY WAY, LEEK, STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST13 5TL | £281,000 | 09/06/2023 | Detached | | 23 MILLTOWN WAY, LEEK, STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST13 5SZ | £515,000 | 19/01/2023 | Detached | | 27 MULBERRY WAY, LEEK, STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST13 5TL | £241,000 | 29/11/2022 | Detached | | 48 PICKWOOD AVENUE, LEEK, STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST13 5BZ | £335,000 | 18/11/2022 | Detached | | 9 THORNFIELD AVENUE, LEEK, STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST13 5BP | £325,000 | 24/10/2022 | Detached | | 15 PICKWOOD AVENUE, LEEK, STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST13 5BZ | £400,000 | 16/09/2022 | Detached | | 5 PICKWOOD AVENUE, LEEK, STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST13 5BZ | £273,000 | 04/06/2022 | Detached | | 6 THORNFIELD AVENUE, LEEK, STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST13 5BP | £265,000 | 26/05/2022 | Detached | | 37 MEADOW CLOSE, LEEK, STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST13 5TX | £358,000 | 13/04/2022 | Detached | | 27 MULBERRY WAY, LEEK, STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST13 5TL | £310,000 | 05/04/2022 | Detached | | 10 MOUNT SQUARE, LEEK, STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST13 5DA | £392,500 | 16/02/2022 | Detached | | 91 ASHBOURNE ROAD, LEEK, STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST13 5AX | £360,000 | 24/01/2022 | Detached | **Street average:** £400,000 (1 sale) **Area average:** £340,825 (20 sales) ## Price vs local average *Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).* - **Local average:** £361,318 (33 Detached, ST13, 2024–2026) - **Deviation:** -36.3% ## Rental Range *ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Staffordshire Moorlands). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.* - **Low:** £645/mo - **Realistic:** £717/mo - **Optimistic:** £789/mo ## LHA (Local Housing Allowance) *VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Staffordshire North (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).* - **LHA floor (this property size):** £593/mo ## 1% Rule - **Rent ratio:** 0.31% (weak for cashflow) - **Max investor price (0.8%):** £89,625 - **Target investor price (1%):** £71,700 *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 Area rent estimate.* ## Capital growth trend *Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.* - **5y growth:** 20.1% - **10y growth:** 44.8% ## House Price Index (HM Land Registry) *Official index for Staffordshire Moorlands; Detached series; as of March 2026.* - **1y growth (index):** 2.2% - **5y growth (index):** 16.9% - **10y growth (index):** 52.9% ## Flood risk - **Zone:** 1 - **Risk:** Low - **Source:** Job (default Low) [Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)