What kind of home is 56 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DT?

56 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DT is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 56 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DT sell for?

56 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DT last sold for £685,000 in November 2025. Before that, it sold for £567,000 in August 2023, so prices have been rising over 2 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 56 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DT changed over time?

Across 2 sales between August 2023 and November 2025, 56 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DT rose from £567,000 to £685,000, a change of £118,000. That works out to roughly +8.6% per year compounded over 2 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 56 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DT?

The current EPC rating for 56 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DT is E with a score of 50 out of 100, lodged in April 2023. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 56 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DT?

56 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DT has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (1,647 sq ft), around 77 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 72% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in LS8 1DT. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 56 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DT use?

The latest EPC at 56 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DT records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 56 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DT?

56 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DT has council approval for an extension granted in April 2026 under ref. 26/00518/FU. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 56 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DT?

56 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DT is in council tax band E.

Which area is 56 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DT in?

56 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DT sits in Leeds. It falls within the LS8 postcode district.

What is crime like near 56 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DT?

Police records around 56 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DT 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.

What schools are near 56 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DT?

The closest primary school to 56 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DT is Talbot Primary School (484m), one of 21 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Allerton Grange School (949m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 56 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DT?

The closest bus stop to 56 Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DT is Shaftesbury Avenue, 198m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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56 Shaftesbury Avenue, Leeds, LS8 1DT

1 planning record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

153 m²

1647 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 50

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 56 Shaftesbury Avenue

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

56 Shaftesbury Avenue is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leeds (LS8 1DT). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump.

At 153 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £685,000 in November 2025. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2026. Past consents include an extension, solar panel installation and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2023–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£416/sq ft) was about 109.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Risks

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingOff street

Energy

Energy performance

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

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

EPC Rating

E50

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

9.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 56 Shaftesbury Avenue, Leeds, LS8 1DT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

Apr 2026
Solar PanelsFull
In report
Demolition of the existing rear garage and construction of a car port, boundary wall, and gate; external alterations to the rear elevation including the reconfiguration of fenestration (replacing patio doors with a window and a window with new patio doors and steps); the addition of a side/rear rooflight; the installation of roof-mounted solar panels and an air source heat pump; and a new soil and vent pipe to the front elevation.
ExtensionDemolition
Reference
26/00518/FU
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What's in 56 Shaftesbury Avenue, Leeds, LS8 1DT'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.

Latest sale on 56 Shaftesbury Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£622,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.6% per year over 2 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£685,000

Growth on file: 8.6% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

24 November 2025Most recent
£685,000
+20.8%over 2 years
8 August 2023
£567,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LS8 1DT: £560,000 (2024–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Shaftesbury Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

56 Shaftesbury Avenue is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£4,477

Street avg £2,902

Strongly above

Floor Area

153 m²

Street avg 176 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

9.7 t/year

Street avg 15.1 t/year

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Area

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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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LS8 1DT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.8dB

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