53 Shaftesbury Avenue, Leeds, LS8 1DR
About 53 Shaftesbury Avenue
53 Shaftesbury Avenue is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Leeds (LS8 1DR). It has a recorded floor area of 205 m² (around 2207 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a basement excavation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £785,000 is 34.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 49.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £585,000 in September 2020.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenWrap around
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
53 Shaftesbury Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2025ConditionsIn report
Consent, agreement or approval of condition 7c to planning application 21/03187/FU
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/01637/COND
- Sept 2021BasementFullIn report
Conversion of basement to form new internal split level with external alterations including new double height glazing to rear and new window to side; excavation and landscaping works to side and rear including new patio areas, planters and access stairs; replacement office/shed outbuilding to rear; new vehicle access and parking area; alterations to roof of existing outrigger; alterations to existing rear dormer including recladding of external walls, insertion of doors with new balcony and brick balustrade; and rooflights to front
Extension- Documents
- 25 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/03187/FU
What's in 53 Shaftesbury Avenue, Leeds, LS8 1DR's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£785,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£585,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 September 2020Most recent
£585,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS8 1DR: £438,500 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in LS8 1DR
Everything we know about 53 Shaftesbury Avenue, in one report
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Versus other Shaftesbury Avenue homes
53 Shaftesbury Avenue is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,854
Street avg £2,331
Floor Area
205 m²
Street avg 198 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
21.0 t/year
Street avg 12.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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
51.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB