What type of property is 31 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DR?

31 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DR is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 31 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DR?

31 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DR last sold for £325,000 in August 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £75,000 in June 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 31 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DR?

Across 3 sales between June 1998 and August 2021, 31 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DR rose from £75,000 to £325,000, a change of £250,000. That works out to roughly +6.5% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 31 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DR?

The current EPC rating for 31 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DR is D with a score of 57 out of 100, lodged in May 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 31 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DR?

31 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DR has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (1,550 sq ft), around 48 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 24% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in LS8 1DR. Source: EPC Register.

How is 31 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DR heated?

The latest EPC at 31 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 31 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DR?

The only planning records linked to 31 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DR are routine tree-works filings, not building works. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 31 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DR?

31 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DR is in council tax band D.

Where is 31 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DR located?

31 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DR sits in Leeds. It falls within the LS8 postcode district.

What is crime like near 31 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DR?

Police records around 31 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DR show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 9 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 51% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 31 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DR?

The closest primary school to 31 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DR is Talbot Primary School (479m), one of 21 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Allerton Grange School (931m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 31 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DR?

The closest bus stop to 31 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DR is Shaftesbury Avenue, 281m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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31 Shaftesbury Avenue, Leeds, LS8 1DR

Extendable3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 2nd

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

144 m²

1550 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 57

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 31 Shaftesbury Avenue

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

31 Shaftesbury Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Leeds (LS8 1DR). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. At 144 m² this is the 8th smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 80–274 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 21 units on file. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £392,000 is 20.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£210/sq ft) was about 17.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 144 m² it's 26.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (197 m² median across 20 EPCs). Sold August 2021 for £325,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

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Trends

the local market

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms3
Open-plan layoutYes
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenFront
ParkingAllocated

Building

Extension potentialPossible

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

31 Shaftesbury Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 May 2022

EPC Rating

D57

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

7.1 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 31 Shaftesbury Avenue, Leeds, LS8 1DR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Dec 2017
Tree WorksTrees
In report
Trees are in 31 Shaftesbury Ave, LS8 1DRT1 Multi-stemmed Goat willow - Removal of stem nearest the house. T2 Multi- stemmed Goat willow - Removal of smaller stem and left hand fork back to the main stem. These trees are on the property belonging to the Roundhay Tennis ClubT3 Horse Chestnut - Removal of lower limb over garage.T4 Sycamore- Reduction of 2 lower limbs over the garage.
Documents
6 docs on file
Reference
17/06896/TR
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What's in 31 Shaftesbury Avenue, Leeds, LS8 1DR's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

31 Shaftesbury Avenue has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£392,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£325,000

Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

24 August 2021Most recent
£325,000
+62.5%over 18 years
6 April 2003
£200,000
+166.7%over 4 years
29 June 1998
£75,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LS8 1DR: £585,000 (2023–2018).

Nearby sales in LS8 1DR

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On the street

Versus other Shaftesbury Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 31 Shaftesbury Avenue runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,257

Street avg £1,515

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Floor Area

144 m²

Street avg 98 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.1 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

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Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Shaftesbury Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Talbot Primary School. 26 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LS8 1DR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LS8 1DR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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