What kind of home is 1 Whitehouse Drive, LS26 8BP?

1 Whitehouse Drive, LS26 8BP is a 2-bedroom detached house, on a corner plot.

What did 1 Whitehouse Drive, LS26 8BP sell for?

1 Whitehouse Drive, LS26 8BP last sold for £220,000 in September 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £120,000 in December 2009, so prices have been rising over 12 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 1 Whitehouse Drive, LS26 8BP appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between December 2009 and September 2021, 1 Whitehouse Drive, LS26 8BP rose from £120,000 to £220,000, a change of £100,000. That works out to roughly +5.3% per year compounded over 12 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 1 Whitehouse Drive, LS26 8BP have?

The current EPC rating for 1 Whitehouse Drive, LS26 8BP is D with a score of 64 out of 100, lodged in September 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 1 Whitehouse Drive, LS26 8BP?

1 Whitehouse Drive, LS26 8BP has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (624 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 34% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in LS26 8BP. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 1 Whitehouse Drive, LS26 8BP use?

The latest EPC at 1 Whitehouse Drive, LS26 8BP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 1 Whitehouse Drive, LS26 8BP?

1 Whitehouse Drive, LS26 8BP is in council tax band C.

Which area is 1 Whitehouse Drive, LS26 8BP in?

1 Whitehouse Drive, LS26 8BP sits in Great Preston, Leeds, Leeds. It falls within the LS26 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 1 Whitehouse Drive, LS26 8BP?

Police records around 1 Whitehouse Drive, LS26 8BP show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 54% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 1 Whitehouse Drive, LS26 8BP?

The closest primary school to 1 Whitehouse Drive, LS26 8BP is Great Preston VC CofE Primary School (811m), one of 8 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Brigshaw High School (1.2km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 1 Whitehouse Drive, LS26 8BP?

The closest bus stop to 1 Whitehouse Drive, LS26 8BP is Whitehouse Ln Whitehouse Crescent, 72m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Whitehouse Drive, Great Preston, Leeds, LS26 8BP

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

58 m²

624 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 64

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Whitehouse Drive

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

1 Whitehouse Drive is a two-bedroom detached house in Great Preston, Leeds, Leeds (LS26 8BP). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (88 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2009–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £249,000 is 13.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£352/sq ft) was about 80.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £220,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Communal gardenYes
GarageSingle
Corner plotYes

Building

Heating systemGas

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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

D64

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Whitehouse Drive, Great Preston, Leeds, LS26 8BP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Whitehouse Drive has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£249,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 12 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£220,000

Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 12 years.

Sales timeline

23 September 2021Most recent
£220,000
+83.3%over 11 years
10 December 2009
£120,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LS26 8BP: £240,000 (2025–2020).

Nearby sales in LS26 8BP

On the street

Versus other Whitehouse Drive homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 1 Whitehouse Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,793

Street avg £2,486

Strongly above

Floor Area

58 m²

Street avg 89 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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.

Full Leeds report

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

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Whitehouse Ln Whitehouse Crescent — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Great Preston VC CofE Primary School. 10 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LS26 8BP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LS26 8BP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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