What type of property is 5a, The Drive, LS8 1JF?

5a, The Drive, LS8 1JF is a 2-bedroom detached house.

When did 5a, The Drive, LS8 1JF last change hands?

5a, The Drive, LS8 1JF last sold for £335,000 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £251,000 in February 2017, so prices have been rising over 4 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 5a, The Drive, LS8 1JF appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between February 2017 and June 2021, 5a, The Drive, LS8 1JF rose from £251,000 to £335,000, a change of £84,000. That works out to roughly +6.9% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

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

The current EPC rating for 5a, 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.

What is the floor area of 5a, The Drive, LS8 1JF?

5a, The Drive, LS8 1JF has a recorded floor area of 176 m² (1,894 sq ft), around 88 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 15% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in LS8 1JF. Source: EPC Register.

How is 5a, The Drive, LS8 1JF heated?

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

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

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

Where is 5a, The Drive, LS8 1JF located?

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

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

Police records around 5a, 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.

Which schools serve 5a, The Drive, LS8 1JF?

The closest primary school to 5a, 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.

What transport links are near 5a, The Drive, LS8 1JF?

The closest bus stop to 5a, 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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5a, The Drive, Roundhay, Leeds, LS8 1JF

Property type

Detached

Floor 1st

Bedrooms

Floor area

176 m²

1894 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 45

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5a

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

5a is a two-bedroom 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 E. 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.

Across 2017–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £335,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

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Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2

Energy

Energy performance

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

5a'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 5a, The Drive, Roundhay, Leeds, LS8 1JF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5a 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£362,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£335,000

Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

24 June 2021Most recent
£335,000
+33.5%over 4 years
17 February 2017
£251,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LS8 1JF: £320,000 (2022–2019).

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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.

5a outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,903

Street avg £2,255

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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

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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

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70 dB

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