81 Wakefield Road, Garforth, Leeds, LS25 1AR
About 81 Wakefield Road
81 Wakefield Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Garforth, Leeds, Leeds (LS25 1AR). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include outbuildings. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £506,000 is 11.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£278/sq ft) was about 79.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £455,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageDetached
- OutbuildingsYes
- Swimming poolYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
81 Wakefield Road'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Oct 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2022Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and conversion of detached garage with external alterations, to form ancillary accomodation
ExtensionAnnex- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/01649/FU
- Jun 2017Change Of UseFullIn report
Change of use of domestic swimming pool and part of garage to form canine hydrotherapy use (sui generis)
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00406/FU
What's in 81 Wakefield Road, Garforth, Leeds, LS25 1AR's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 81 Wakefield Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£506,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 27 years.
£455,000
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
13 September 2021Most recent
£455,000
+14.6%over 4 years12 April 2017
£397,000
+5.9%over 9 years23 November 2007
£375,000
+525.0%over 12 years27 January 1995
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS25 1AR: £360,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in LS25 1AR
57 Wakefield Road, Garforth, Leeds, LS25 1AR
Sold Mar 2025
£365,00043 Wakefield Road, Garforth, Leeds, LS25 1AR
Sold Sept 2024
£375,00075 Wakefield Road, Garforth, Leeds, LS25 1AR
Sold Sept 2024
£360,00055 Wakefield Road, Garforth, Leeds, LS25 1AR
Sold Mar 2022
£335,00059 Wakefield Road, Garforth, Leeds, LS25 1AR
Sold Apr 2021
£160,000
Everything we know about 81 Wakefield Road, in one report
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Versus other Wakefield Road homes
On price per m², 81 Wakefield Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,993
Street avg £1,860
Floor Area
152 m²
Street avg 171 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 7.7 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
0.0 km
Fairfield Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Strawberry Fields Primary School. 9 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
53.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB