8 Spen Road, Leeds, LS16 5AN
About 8 Spen Road
8 Spen Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Leeds (LS16 5AN). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 142 m² it's 20.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (118 m² median across 4 EPCs). Across 2001–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £552,000 is 41.5% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£255/sq ft) was about 74.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in April 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Apr 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Amendment to previous approval 07/03297/FU (Single storey side and rear extension with detached garage to rear) timber garage to replace brick garage
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/05149/FU
- Jul 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extension with detached garage to rear
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/03297/FU
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Sales history & valuation
8 Spen Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£552,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 16 years.
£390,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
6 April 2017Most recent
£390,000
+114.3%over 15 years9 November 2001
£182,000
+23.8%over 8 months9 March 2001
£147,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS16 5AN: £308,000 (2024–2007).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
5/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Kepstorn Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Chad's Church of England Primary School. 32 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB







