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8 Gainsborough Drive, Leeds, LS16 7PF

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
124 m²
1332 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Gainsborough Drive

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

8 Gainsborough Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Leeds (LS16 7PF). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1332 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2008) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from November 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in January 2004. Today's modelled estimate of £448,000 sits 81.7% above the 2004 sale of £246,575. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£185/sq ft) was about 16.3% below the postcode norm. At 124 m² it's 19% larger than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 17 EPCs).

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
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Gainsborough Drive

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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.

8 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Nov 2018

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Gainsborough Drive, Leeds, LS16 7PF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Gainsborough Drive has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

8 Gainsborough Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£448,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2004)

£246,575

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 19 January 2004Most recent

    £246,575

Median price across the last 5 sales in LS16 7PF: £376,500 (2025–2019).

On the street

Versus other Gainsborough Drive homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 8 Gainsborough Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,992

Street avg £2,664

Strongly below

Floor Area

124 m²

Street avg 118 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.1 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Gainsborough Drive

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

£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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£484k

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1 Crag Hill View

LS16 7LR

4 bed1 bath
£539k

1 Carr Bridge Close

LS16 7LA

4 bed2 bath
£547k

1 Cookridge Lane

LS16 7LQ

4 bed3 bath
£573k

1 Gainsborough Drive

LS16 7PF

4 bed2 bath
£482k

1 Cookridge Grove

LS16 7LH

3 bed
£413k

1 Blackwood Gardens

LS16 7RQ

3 bed
£366k

1 Barnswick View

LS16 7DP

3 bed
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.
Full Leeds report

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LS16 7PF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LS16 7PF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LS16 7PF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.6dB

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 8 Gainsborough Drive, Leeds, LS16 7PF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.