1 The Drive, Adel, Leeds, LS16 6BG
About 1 The Drive
1 The Drive is a detached house in Adel, Leeds, Leeds (LS16 6BG). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since October 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £678,000 sits 86.8% above the 2003 sale of £363,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£263/sq ft) was about 46.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 128 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (171 m² median across 18 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
1 The Drive'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Mar 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey front extension at 1 The Drive.
- Oct 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Front of property
Part single storey part two storey front extension
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/05261/FU
What's in 1 The Drive, Adel, Leeds, LS16 6BG's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 The Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
£678,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.9% per year over 7 years.
£363,000
Growth on file: 12.9% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
8 October 2003Most recent
£363,000
+134.2%over 6 years10 October 1996
£155,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS16 6BG: £720,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in LS16 6BG
Versus other The Drive homes
1 The Drive is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£2,836
Street avg £2,390
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 190 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 7.6 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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
0.2 km
Raynel Mount — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Ireland Wood Primary School. 23 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB







