73 Shaftesbury Avenue, Leeds, LS8 1DR
About 73 Shaftesbury Avenue
73 Shaftesbury Avenue is a six-bedroom semi-detached house in Leeds (LS8 1DR). It has a recorded floor area of 258 m² (around 2777 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (December 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and a basement.
At 258 m² the property is well over the postcode median (189 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2018–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £954,000 is 19.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 62.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £800,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
73 Shaftesbury Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 11 January 2027
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
73 Shaftesbury Avenue has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£954,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.2% per year over 2 years.
£800,000
Growth on file: 10.2% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
22 February 2021Most recent
£800,000
+25.0%over 2 years2 November 2018
£640,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS8 1DR: £438,500 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in LS8 1DR
Versus other Shaftesbury Avenue homes
On years held, 73 Shaftesbury Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,101
Street avg £2,372
Floor Area
258 m²
Street avg 195 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 12.9 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.
Go deeper on the local area
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







