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Hanover Cottage, The Square, Hillam, Leeds, LS25 5HE

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
48 m²
517 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Tenure
Social Rental
Overview

About Hanover Cottage

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

Hanover Cottage is a semi-detached house in Hillam, Leeds, Leeds (LS25 5HE). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1991-1995. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Today's modelled estimate of £159,000 sits 52.6% above the 2014 sale of £104,174. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£202/sq ft) was about 53.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (112 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in November 2014.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Hanover Cottage, The Square, Hillam, Leeds, LS25 5HE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Hanover Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications 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.
Current estimate

£159,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2014)

£104,174

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 November 2014Most recent

    £104,174

Median price across the last 5 sales in LS25 5HE: £270,000 (2021–2016).

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On the street

Versus other The Square homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, Hanover Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,170

Street avg £2,122

Strongly above

Floor Area

48 m²

Street avg 105 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 6.4 t/year

Strongly above
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.

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

Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Cross Keys — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Monk Fryston Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

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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 LS25 5HE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LS25 5HE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LS25 5HE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.7dB

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 Hanover Cottage, The Square, Hillam, Leeds, LS25 5HE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.