15 Wood Lane, Farnley, Leeds, LS12 5LS
About 15 Wood Lane
15 Wood Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Farnley, Leeds, Leeds (LS12 5LS). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2011); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump.
Held since September 1997 — that's 29 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 bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £215,000 sits 330% above the 1997 sale of £50,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£68/sq ft) was about 55.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension and a porch, 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenfront_and_rear
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemgas
Energy performance
15 Wood Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
15 Wood Lane has an approved front extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2011PorchFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
Porch to front
- Agent
- Simon Eccles
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/04780/FU
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Sales history & valuation
15 Wood Lane's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£215,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£50,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 September 1997Most recent
£50,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS12 5LS: £180,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in LS12 5LS
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Wood Lane homes
Price per m² for 15 Wood Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£735
Street avg £1,863
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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
0.1 km
Ring Rd Hare Farm Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Greenhill Primary School. 33 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.4dB