22 Birch Grove, Kippax, Leeds, LS25 7DD
About 22 Birch Grove
22 Birch Grove is a semi-detached house in Kippax, Leeds, Leeds (LS25 7DD). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2008); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump.
At 53 m² it's 26.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 29 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
22 Birch Grove sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
22 Birch Grove has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
22 Birch Grove has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£162,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS25 7DD: £185,000 (2024–2022).
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Versus other Birch Grove homes
EPC Rating for 22 Birch Grove lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 69 (C)
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 71 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.1 km
Moorgate Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Kippax Greenfield Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB