10 The Drive, Adel, Leeds, LS16 6BG

10 The Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Adel, Leeds, Leeds (LS16 6BG). It has a recorded floor area of 268 m² (around 2885 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2025) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Very Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Average.

Held since April 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 268 m² the property is well over the postcode median (171 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £868,000 sits 189.3% above the 2009 sale of £300,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£104/sq ft) was about 42% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.