8 Wood Lane, Farnley, Leeds, LS12 5LS
About 8 Wood Lane
8 Wood Lane is a semi-detached house in Farnley, Leeds, Leeds (LS12 5LS). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
Last sale on file: £180,000 in May 2022. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £205,000 is 13.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 86.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: tree works refused in 2025.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A tree works application was refused at 8 Wood Lane in 2025.
- Jun 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
Reduce the crown by 1.5 meters on top and reshape the tree, clean up the tear cuts and remove dead pegs due to extensive damage by previous pruning.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/03446/TR
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- Larger development activity nearby
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£205,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 20 years.
£180,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
17 May 2022Most recent
£180,000
+16.1%over 1 year5 August 2020
£155,000
+26.0%over 2 years23 February 2018
£123,000
-3.5%20 December 2017
£127,500
+7.6%over 9 years29 April 2008
£118,500
+71.8%over 5 years6 October 2002
£68,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS12 5LS: £145,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in LS12 5LS
Everything we know about 8 Wood Lane, in one report
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
- A planning decision worth checking
Versus other Wood Lane homes
8 Wood Lane outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,903
Street avg £1,696
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 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