1 Branch Road, Lower Wortley, Leeds, LS12 5NR
About 1 Branch Road
1 Branch Road is a semi-detached house in Lower Wortley, Leeds, Leeds (LS12 5NR). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). At 46 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–102 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 21 units on file.
At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (66 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2015–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£244/sq ft) was about 126.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £121,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2007.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Wall insulation improved
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Sept 2007
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£123,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 7 years.
£121,000
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
9 December 2021Most recent
£121,000
+26.0%over 6 years6 May 2015
£96,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS12 5NR: £134,995 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in LS12 5NR
5 Branch Road, Lower Wortley, Leeds, LS12 5NR
Sold Mar 2025
£133,00026 Branch Road, Lower Wortley, Leeds, LS12 5NR
Sold Sept 2024
£165,00024 Branch Road, Lower Wortley, Leeds, LS12 5NR
Sold Sept 2023
£134,99521 Branch Road, Lower Wortley, Leeds, LS12 5NR
Sold Nov 2022
£89,99518 Branch Road, Lower Wortley, Leeds, LS12 5NR
Sold Sept 2021
£159,995
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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 Branch Road homes
1 Branch Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,630
Street avg £1,939
Floor Area
46 m²
Street avg 55 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 2.5 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
Branch Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Lower Wortley Primary School. 24 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.8dB