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2a, Thornfield Road, Leeds, LS16 5AR

Property type
Detached
Floor Ground
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
155 m²
1664 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 2a

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

2a is a four-bedroom detached house in Leeds (LS16 5AR). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1664 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. At 155 m² this is the 5th smallest of 15 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 81–298 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (42 versus a best of 63). The latest certificate (March 2009) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in December 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £292,000 sits 394.9% above the 1996 sale of £59,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£35/sq ft) was about 73.6% below the postcode norm. At 155 m² it's 24.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (206 m² median across 14 EPCs). 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingYes

Building

  • Central heatingYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 2a

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the area
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

2a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Mar 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2a, Thornfield Road, Leeds, LS16 5AR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2a has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

4applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2a

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 2a was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£292,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1996)

£59,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 December 1996Most recent

    £59,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LS16 5AR: £639,950 (2022–2021).

On the street

Versus other Thornfield Road homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 2a lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

42 (E)

Street avg 53 (E)

Strongly below

Floor Area

155 m²

Street avg 119 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 6.1 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 2a

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the area
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Leeds district page.

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

0.2 km

Spen Road West Parade — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

St Chad's Church of England Primary School. 29 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LS16 5AR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LS16 5AR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LS16 5AR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 2a, Thornfield Road, Leeds, LS16 5AR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.