What type of property is 162a, High Street, LS23 6BW?

162a, High Street, LS23 6BW is a semi-detached house.

What did 162a, High Street, LS23 6BW sell for?

162a, High Street, LS23 6BW last sold for £480,000 in July 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £4,700 in February 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 162a, High Street, LS23 6BW changed over time?

Across 4 sales between February 1997 and July 2022, 162a, High Street, LS23 6BW rose from £4,700 to £480,000, a change of £475,300. That works out to roughly +20% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 162a, High Street, LS23 6BW?

The current EPC rating for 162a, High Street, LS23 6BW is E with a score of 42 out of 100, lodged in June 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 162a, High Street, LS23 6BW?

162a, High Street, LS23 6BW has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (1,938 sq ft). That makes it about 168% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in LS23 6BW. Source: EPC Register.

How is 162a, High Street, LS23 6BW heated?

The latest EPC at 162a, High Street, LS23 6BW records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 162a, High Street, LS23 6BW?

162a, High Street, LS23 6BW is in council tax band D.

Where is 162a, High Street, LS23 6BW located?

162a, High Street, LS23 6BW sits in Boston Spa, Wetherby, Wetherby. It falls within the LS23 postcode district.

What is crime like near 162a, High Street, LS23 6BW?

Police records around 162a, High Street, LS23 6BW show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Other theft makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 162a, High Street, LS23 6BW?

The closest primary school to 162a, High Street, LS23 6BW is Primrose Lane Primary School (383m), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Boston Spa Academy (1.1km).

How well connected is 162a, High Street, LS23 6BW?

The closest bus stop to 162a, High Street, LS23 6BW is Bridge Road, 60m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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162a, High Street, Boston Spa, Wetherby, LS23 6BW

4 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 1st

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

180 m²

1938 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 42

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 162a

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

162a is a semi-detached house in Boston Spa, Wetherby, Wetherby (LS23 6BW). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65).

At 180 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 20% per year. Sold July 2022 for £480,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

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Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

162a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E42

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

13.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 162a, High Street, Boston Spa, Wetherby, LS23 6BW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

162a has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

4applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

162a has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£467,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 20.0% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£480,000

Growth on file: 20.0% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

7 July 2022Most recent
£480,000
+860.0%over 21 years
17 April 2001
£50,000
-63.2%over 2 years
7 April 1999
£136,000
+2793.6%over 2 years
24 February 1997
£4,700

Median price across the last 5 sales in LS23 6BW: £280,000 (2024–2016).

Nearby sales in LS23 6BW

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On the street

Versus other High Street homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 162a lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,667

Street avg £4,147

On par

Floor Area

180 m²

Street avg 79 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

13.0 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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

Full Wetherby report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Bridge Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Primrose Lane Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LS23 6BW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LS23 6BW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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