7 Birch Road, Kippax, Leeds, LS25 7DY
About 7 Birch Road
7 Birch Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Kippax, Leeds, Leeds (LS25 7DY). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Across 1999–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £205,000 sits 65.3% above the 2014 sale of £124,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£165/sq ft) was about 25.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 12 years since the last transfer (October 2014).
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDetached
Building
- Heating systemGas fired
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey side and rear extension at 7 Birch Road.
- Dec 2022ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Part two storey, part single storey side and rear extensions. Widening of driveway and installation of new drop kerb - NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO 22/00212/FU - Extend the side extension out to line through with the existing bay window
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/9/00275/MOD
- May 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Part two storey, part single storey side and rear extensions. Widening of driveway and installation of new drop kerb
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00212/FU
What's in 7 Birch Road, Kippax, Leeds, LS25 7DY's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
£205,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 15 years.
£124,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
31 October 2014Most recent
£124,000
+90.8%over 12 years25 April 2002
£65,000
+42.9%over 2 years10 December 1999
£45,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS25 7DY: £215,063 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in LS25 7DY
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Versus other Birch Road homes
Price per m²
£1,771
Street avg £1,851
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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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.
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
47.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB