2 Shaftesbury Avenue, Leeds, LS8 1DT
About 2 Shaftesbury Avenue
2 Shaftesbury Avenue is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Leeds (LS8 1DT). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 84 m² this is the 10th smallest of 31 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 50–348 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 31 units on file. Other recorded features include a basement. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).
Across 2001–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 25.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £564,000 is 24% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£503/sq ft) was about 140.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 84 m² it's 17.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 30 EPCs). Last sale on file: £455,000 in November 2018. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009.
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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
- Bathrooms3
- BasementYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2009Change Of UseFullIn report
Change of use of office to a beauty salon with ancillary retail facility
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/03469/FU
What's in 2 Shaftesbury Avenue, Leeds, LS8 1DT's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
2 Shaftesbury Avenue has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.
£564,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 25.3% per year over 17 years.
£455,000
Growth on file: 25.3% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
2 November 2018Most recent
£455,000
+4450.0%over 16 years26 November 2001
£10,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS8 1DT: £577,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in LS8 1DT
56 Shaftesbury Avenue, Leeds, LS8 1DT
Sold Nov 2025
£685,000Flat 4, 20 Shaftesbury Avenue, Leeds, LS8 1DT
Sold Jul 2024
£270,00026 Shaftesbury Avenue, Leeds, LS8 1DT
Sold Mar 2024
£577,00036 Shaftesbury Avenue, Leeds, LS8 1DT
Sold Oct 2023
£675,000Flat 2, 20 Shaftesbury Avenue, Leeds, LS8 1DT
Sold Jul 2022
£560,000
Everything we know about 2 Shaftesbury Avenue, in one report
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Versus other Shaftesbury Avenue homes
2 Shaftesbury Avenue outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,417
Street avg £3,663
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Shaftesbury Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Talbot Primary School. 26 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB