What kind of home is 5 The Drive, LS8 1JF?

5 The Drive, LS8 1JF is a detached house.

What was the last sold price for 5 The Drive, LS8 1JF?

5 The Drive, LS8 1JF last sold for £251,000 in February 2017, around 9 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 5 The Drive, LS8 1JF?

The current EPC rating for 5 The Drive, LS8 1JF is E with a score of 45 out of 100, lodged in May 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 The Drive, LS8 1JF?

5 The Drive, LS8 1JF has a recorded floor area of 176 m² (1,894 sq ft). That makes it about 15% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in LS8 1JF. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 The Drive, LS8 1JF use?

The latest EPC at 5 The Drive, LS8 1JF records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 5 The Drive, LS8 1JF?

5 The Drive, LS8 1JF is in council tax band D.

Which area is 5 The Drive, LS8 1JF in?

5 The Drive, LS8 1JF sits in Roundhay, Leeds, Leeds. It falls within the LS8 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 5 The Drive, LS8 1JF?

Police records around 5 The Drive, LS8 1JF 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 5 The Drive, LS8 1JF?

The closest primary school to 5 The Drive, LS8 1JF is Roundhay School (660m), one of 30 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Roundhay School (660m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 5 The Drive, LS8 1JF?

The closest bus stop to 5 The Drive, LS8 1JF is Lidgett Park Road Lidgett Park Mews, 311m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 The Drive, Roundhay, Leeds, LS8 1JF

Property type

Detached

Floor 1st

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

176 m²

1894 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 45

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 The Drive

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

5 The Drive is a detached house in Roundhay, Leeds, Leeds (LS8 1JF). It has a recorded floor area of 176 m² (around 1894 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 176 m² this is the 5th smallest of 18 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 104–369 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to D across 18 units on file.

Today's modelled estimate of £378,000 sits 50.6% above the 2017 sale of £251,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£132/sq ft) was about 25.9% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in February 2017.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

5 The Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 May 2025

EPC Rating

E45

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

12.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 The Drive, Roundhay, Leeds, LS8 1JF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 The Drive has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Current estimate

£378,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2017)

£251,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

17 February 2017Most recent
£251,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LS8 1JF: £320,000 (2022–2020).

Nearby sales in LS8 1JF

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On the street

Versus other The Drive homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 5 The Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,426

Street avg £2,374

Strongly below

Floor Area

176 m²

Street avg 124 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

12.0 t/year

Street avg 8.0 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Leeds district page.

Full Leeds report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Lidgett Park Road Lidgett Park Mews — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Roundhay School. 35 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LS8 1JF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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