5b, Wakefield Road, Garforth, Leeds, LS25 1AN
About 5b
5b is a three-bedroom detached house in Garforth, Leeds, Leeds (LS25 1AN). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.
Held since August 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 79 m² it sits well below the postcode median (163 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £344,000 is 25.1% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£323/sq ft) was about 189.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5b has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.
£344,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.6% per year over 11 years.
£275,000
Growth on file: 12.6% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
6 August 2006Most recent
£275,000
+259.5%over 10 years30 October 1995
£76,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS25 1AN: £379,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in LS25 1AN
15 Wakefield Road, Garforth, Leeds, LS25 1AN
Sold Feb 2025
£500,0005 Wakefield Road, Garforth, Leeds, LS25 1AN
Sold Feb 2024
£208,00025 Wakefield Road, Garforth, Leeds, LS25 1AN
Sold Jul 2021
£396,00019 Wakefield Road, Garforth, Leeds, LS25 1AN
Sold Sept 2020
£355,00037 Wakefield Road, Garforth, Leeds, LS25 1AN
Sold Nov 2018
£300,000
Everything we know about 5b, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Wakefield Road homes
Price per m² for 5b runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,481
Street avg £1,608
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 168 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 8.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Cyprus Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School. 7 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
53.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.2dB