What type of property is 56 Church Lane, LS26 8DX?

56 Church Lane, LS26 8DX is a 2-bedroom detached house.

What did 56 Church Lane, LS26 8DX sell for?

56 Church Lane, LS26 8DX last sold for £244,000 in February 2025, around 1 years ago. Before that, it sold for £54,000 in October 1996, so prices have been rising over 28 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 56 Church Lane, LS26 8DX appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between October 1996 and February 2025, 56 Church Lane, LS26 8DX rose from £54,000 to £244,000, a change of £190,000. That works out to roughly +5.5% per year compounded over 28 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 56 Church Lane, LS26 8DX have?

The current EPC rating for 56 Church Lane, LS26 8DX is D with a score of 56 out of 100, lodged in July 2024. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 56 Church Lane, LS26 8DX?

56 Church Lane, LS26 8DX has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (1,076 sq ft), around 50 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 33% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in LS26 8DX. Source: EPC Register.

How is 56 Church Lane, LS26 8DX heated?

The latest EPC at 56 Church Lane, LS26 8DX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Solar water heating is recorded against the property. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 56 Church Lane, LS26 8DX?

56 Church Lane, LS26 8DX is in council tax band C.

Where is 56 Church Lane, LS26 8DX located?

56 Church Lane, LS26 8DX sits in Swillington, Leeds, Leeds. It falls within the LS26 postcode district.

Is 56 Church Lane, LS26 8DX in a safe area?

Police records around 56 Church Lane, LS26 8DX 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.

Which schools serve 56 Church Lane, LS26 8DX?

The closest primary school to 56 Church Lane, LS26 8DX is Swillington Primary School (224m), one of 7 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Garforth Academy (2.8km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 56 Church Lane, LS26 8DX?

The closest bus stop to 56 Church Lane, LS26 8DX is Neville Grove Church Lane, 119m away. The nearest rail option is Woodlesford Rail Station, 2.0km away.

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56 Church Lane, Swillington, Leeds, LS26 8DX

Solar panels

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

100 m²

1076 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 56

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 56 Church Lane

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

56 Church Lane is a two-bedroom detached house in Swillington, Leeds, Leeds (LS26 8DX). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

At 100 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold February 2025 for £244,000. Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £286,000 is 17.2% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£227/sq ft) was about 30.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageIntegral

Building

Solar panelsYes

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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.

EPC Rating

D56

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 56 Church Lane, Swillington, Leeds, LS26 8DX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

56 Church Lane 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.

56 Church Lane has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£286,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 28 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£244,000

Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 28 years.

Sales timeline

28 February 2025Most recent
£244,000
+351.9%over 28 years
10 October 1996
£54,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LS26 8DX: £225,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in LS26 8DX

On the street

Versus other Church Lane homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

56 Church Lane is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£2,440

Street avg £2,138

Above

Floor Area

100 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 2.7 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Neville Grove Church Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Swillington Primary School. 9 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LS26 8DX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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