3 Gainsborough Drive, Leeds, LS16 7PF
About 3 Gainsborough Drive
3 Gainsborough Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Leeds (LS16 7PF). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1790 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings and a basement.
It hasn't traded since August 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 166 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £587,000 is 46.8% above the 2010 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Energy performance
3 Gainsborough 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Mar 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Gainsborough Drive has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2015ExtensionOutlineIn report
Certificate of proposed lawful development for single storey side/rear extension
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/01418/CLP
What's in 3 Gainsborough Drive, Leeds, LS16 7PF's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
3 Gainsborough Drive has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£587,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.8% per year over 11 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: 10.8% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
5 August 2010Most recent
£400,000
+8.7%over 4 years7 September 2005
£368,000
+188.6%over 6 years24 June 1999
£127,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS16 7PF: £376,500 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in LS16 7PF
Versus other Gainsborough Drive homes
CO₂ Emissions for 3 Gainsborough Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,405
Street avg £2,630
Floor Area
166 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.8 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
5/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Whinfield — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Ireland Wood Primary School. 14 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
49.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB







