42 Hill Crest, Swillington, Leeds, LS26 8DL

42 Hill Crest is a three-bedroom detached house in Swillington, Leeds, Leeds (LS26 8DL). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The home occupies a corner plot.

At 133 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold September 2025 for £365,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2017–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £417,000 is 14.2% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£255/sq ft) was about 72.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.