42 Gledhow Avenue, Leeds, LS8 1NU
About 42 Gledhow Avenue
42 Gledhow Avenue is a detached house in Leeds (LS8 1NU). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
It hasn't traded since June 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2004–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £550,000 sits 85.2% above the 2007 sale of £297,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£200/sq ft) was about 32.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 138 m² it's 15.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (163 m² median across 15 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2015Loft ConversionAmendmentIn report
Increase in roof height with dormer windows to front and rear forming new rooms in roof space - NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT to 15/00351/FU - increase rear dormer depth
- Reference
- 15/9/00081/MOD
- Mar 2015Loft ConversionFullIn report
Increase in roof height with dormer windows to front and rear forming new rooms in roof space
- Agent
- A W Eyles
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/00351/FU
What's in 42 Gledhow Avenue, Leeds, LS8 1NU's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£550,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.2% per year over 3 years.
£297,000
Growth on file: 10.2% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
21 June 2007Most recent
£297,000
+33.5%over 2 years29 June 2004
£222,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS8 1NU: £193,000 (2023–2019).
Everything we know about 42 Gledhow Avenue, 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 Gledhow Avenue homes
42 Gledhow Avenue outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,152
Street avg £2,390
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 161 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 8.9 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
Gledhow Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Gledhow Primary School. 37 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
49.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB