17 Chestnut Gardens, Leeds, LS12 4LP
About 17 Chestnut Gardens
17 Chestnut Gardens is a semi-detached house in Leeds (LS12 4LP). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2022) returns a high B (score 88), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in August 2022 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92).
Held since March 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £212,000 sits 307.7% above the 1999 sale of £52,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£99/sq ft) was about 50.7% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
17 Chestnut Gardens ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Solar PV panels (45 kWp) installed
Planning history
17 Chestnut Gardens has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Sycamore, Fell T2, Sycamore - Crown lift to 5.5m over the highway drawback to suitable growth points any branches affecting the street light and crown thin 10 to 15%.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/03399/TR
- Jan 2006ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Conservatory to rear
Extension- Reference
- 24/576/05/FU
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Sales history & valuation
17 Chestnut Gardens's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£212,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£52,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 March 1999Most recent
£52,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS12 4LP: £116,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in LS12 4LP
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Chestnut Gardens homes
Years Held for 17 Chestnut Gardens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,061
Street avg £2,821
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 58 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.0 t/year
Street avg 3.1 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
10/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Upper Wortley Rd Thornhill Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Five Lanes Primary School. 31 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB