House of horror: one of Australia's grisliest crime scenes is on the market

A humble, suburban home where one of Australia's grisliest crimes was committed has been listed for sale.

In 2000, abattoir worker Katherine Knight killed, skinned and sectioned her partner in his three-bedroom home in regional NSW.

Knight's victim was discovered in multiple pieces when police arrived at the scene, and a large amount of blood was found in the hallway, where he tried to escape.

His skin was removed with precision and found hanging on a meat hook while pieces of his flesh were on the dining table.

The house at 84 St Andrews Street in Aberdeen is on the property market after the current owners decided to move out before completing their renovation, according to the listing.

The three-bedroom, one bathroom home in Aberdeen's east is available for $390,000.

Former abattoir worker Katherine Knight killed her partner, John Price, in his Aberdeen home between February 29 and March 1, 2000.

The pair had dated on and off for more than five years when she fatally stabbed, decapitated and skinned him.

Knight was known to police in the area, with decades of mental health issues and violent offending leading up to the murder of Mr Price.

The father of three said that "life was a bunch of roses" at the beginning of the relationship, but things quickly turned after Knight moved into his home in 1995.

After a particularly bad fight, Knight sent a videotape to Mr Price's boss of out-of-date medical kits he had scavenged from his company's rubbish tip.

Her allegation that Mr Price had stolen the items led to him being fired from the role he had held for 17 years.

In February 2000, he sought a restraining order against Knight and kicked her out of his home after she stabbed him in the chest.

That month Mr Price told his coworkers to contact police if he didn't come to work, saying that he suspected Knight was planning to kill him.

Coworkers advised Mr Price not to go home, but he told them that he was worried Knight would kill his children.

Knight was not at the house when he returned, and his children were sleeping at friends' houses.

Mr Price spent the evening with his neighbour before returning home and going to bed.

Knight let herself into the Aberdeen home while Mr Price was sleeping, and after they had sex, Mr Price fell asleep, she said.

Mr Price did not go to work the following day, and his neighbour reported that his car stayed in his driveway.

Police were called and officers discovered a gruesome scene in the home on St Andrew Street after breaking down the back door.

Investigators believe that Mr Price had attempted to escape through the front door after he was attacked by Knight, but was pulled back inside the home.

An autopsy showed that Mr Price had been stabbed at least 37 times.

Knight skinned Mr Price and hung the sheet of flesh from a meat hook near the lounge room before decapitating him and cooking his head and parts of his body.

Police officers found dinner settings at the dining table with notes bearing the names of Mr Price's children beside each plate.

Knight faced court over the murder, initially pleading not guilty before changing her plea to guilty.

Knight was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, making her the first woman in Australia's history to receive the sentence.

The 69-year-old is currently serving her sentence at the Silverwater Women's Correctional Centre in NSW.