8 The View, Roundhay, Leeds, LS8 1JL
About 8 The View
8 The View is a three-bedroom detached house in Roundhay, Leeds, Leeds (LS8 1JL). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 64), a 2-band jump.
Held since November 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 106 m² it's 21.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (135 m² median across 8 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £489,000 sits 209.5% above the 2000 sale of £158,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£138/sq ft) was about 51.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Know exactly what you're buying at 8 The View
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
8 The View sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A partial demolition application was refused at 8 The View in 2022.
- May 2022DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extension; Dormer window to rear; New window to side; Demolition of existing garage
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/01615/FU
- Jan 2022DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extension, dormer window to side and rear dormer, rooflights to side and rear, and new windows to both sides of existing house. Demolition of existing garage and outbuilding to rear.
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/05356/FU
What's in 8 The View, Roundhay, Leeds, LS8 1JL's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
8 The View's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£489,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£158,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 November 2000Most recent
£158,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS8 1JL: £402,500 (2021–2016).
Nearby sales in LS8 1JL
Everything we know about 8 The View, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other The View homes
8 The View is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,491
Street avg £3,305
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 162 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.3 t/year
Street avg 8.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.1 km
Lidgett Park Rd The Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Talbot Primary School. 32 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB