What type of property is 18 Fountains Avenue, LS23 6PX?

18 Fountains Avenue, LS23 6PX is a 4-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

When did 18 Fountains Avenue, LS23 6PX last change hands?

18 Fountains Avenue, LS23 6PX last sold for £385,000 in September 2016, around 10 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £322,000 in December 2013. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 18 Fountains Avenue, LS23 6PX?

Across 3 sales between December 2013 and September 2016, 18 Fountains Avenue, LS23 6PX rose from £322,000 to £385,000, a change of £63,000. That works out to roughly +6.6% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 18 Fountains Avenue, LS23 6PX have?

The current EPC rating for 18 Fountains Avenue, LS23 6PX is E with a score of 40 out of 100, lodged in May 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 18 Fountains Avenue, LS23 6PX?

18 Fountains Avenue, LS23 6PX has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (1,593 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 17% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in LS23 6PX. Source: EPC Register.

How is 18 Fountains Avenue, LS23 6PX heated?

The latest EPC at 18 Fountains Avenue, LS23 6PX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 18 Fountains Avenue, LS23 6PX?

18 Fountains Avenue, LS23 6PX has council approval for side and rear extension granted in May 2017 under ref. 17/02515/FU. The wider record also shows 1 refused application. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 18 Fountains Avenue, LS23 6PX?

18 Fountains Avenue, LS23 6PX is in council tax band E.

Where is 18 Fountains Avenue, LS23 6PX located?

18 Fountains Avenue, LS23 6PX sits in Boston Spa, Wetherby, Wetherby. It falls within the LS23 postcode district.

What is crime like near 18 Fountains Avenue, LS23 6PX?

Police records around 18 Fountains Avenue, LS23 6PX 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 18 Fountains Avenue, LS23 6PX?

The closest primary school to 18 Fountains Avenue, LS23 6PX is St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa (105m), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Boston Spa Academy (377m).

What is the nearest station to 18 Fountains Avenue, LS23 6PX?

The closest bus stop to 18 Fountains Avenue, LS23 6PX is Boston Spa Academy, 287m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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18 Fountains Avenue, Boston Spa, Wetherby, LS23 6PX

3 sales on record2 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

148 m²

1593 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 40

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 18 Fountains Avenue

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

18 Fountains Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Boston Spa, Wetherby, Wetherby (LS23 6PX). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 148 m² it's 17.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (126 m² median across 13 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Across 2013–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £559,000 is 45.2% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£242/sq ft) was about 20.1% below the postcode norm. Last sold in September 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.

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What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

Previously extendedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

18 Fountains Avenue'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 28 May 2022

EPC Rating

E40

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

10.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Fountains Avenue, Boston Spa, Wetherby, LS23 6PX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Fountains Avenue has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.

May 2017
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey extension to side/rear
Documents
5 docs on file
Reference
17/02515/FU
View planning record
Apr 2017
ExtensionAmendment
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Certificate of existing lawful development for single storey rear extension
Retrospective
Documents
1 doc on file
Reference
17/00776/CLE
View planning record

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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.

18 Fountains Avenue saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£559,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£385,000

Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

29 September 2016Most recent
£385,000
+11.3%over 2 years
29 May 2014
£346,000
+7.5%
12 December 2013
£322,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LS23 6PX: £377,500 (2024–2020).

Nearby sales in LS23 6PX

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On the street

Versus other Fountains Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 18 Fountains Avenue runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,601

Street avg £3,742

Strongly below

Floor Area

148 m²

Street avg 122 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 5.6 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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Area

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Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Boston Spa Academy — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa. 6 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LS23 6PX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.9dB

Low

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