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 £794,000 is 35.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 48.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £585,000 in September 2020.
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
Certificate validity
Valid until 9 January 2027
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 53 Shaftesbury Avenue, Leeds, LS8 1DR
- Sept 2021BasementFullOutcome in 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
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsJun 2025Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£794,000
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: £600,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in LS8 1DR
Versus other Shaftesbury Avenue homes
53 Shaftesbury Avenue is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,854
Street avg £2,389
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
488/mo
Falling 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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A Local Area 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







