Block D (Block to east of Social Block) at former College Hall, University of Leicester is a Grade II listed building in the Leicester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 August 1993. Residential block. 12 related planning applications.
Block D (Block to east of Social Block) at former College Hall, University of Leicester
- WRENN ID
- stranded-corridor-cobweb
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Leicester
- Constituency
- Leicester South MP: Shockat Adam (Ind)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 August 1993
- Type
- Residential block
- Address
- Block D (Block to east of Social Block) at former College Hall, University of Leicester, Knighton Road, City of Leicester
- OS grid reference
- SK 600 016
- Coordinates
- 52.60974, -1.11485
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Block D, located to the east of the Social Block at the former College Hall of the University of Leicester, is a residential block with garages on the ground floor. It was built between 1958 and 1960 by architects Sir Leslie Martin and Trevor Dannatt. The building features buff brick and concrete construction with a flat roof. It is two storeys high and has large plate glass windows on the upper floor, which are set in timber frames. This block is an integral part of the layout of the former College Hall.
Local climate
Block D (Block to east of Social Block) at former College Hall, University of Leicester receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 12 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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- 4 Block E (Social Block) former College Hall, University of Leicester
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