18 Bideford Avenue, Leeds, LS8 2AE
About 18 Bideford Avenue
18 Bideford Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Leeds (LS8 2AE). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 96 m² it's 22.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (124 m² median across 18 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £438,000 is 35.9% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£312/sq ft) was about 81.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (August 2017).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
18 Bideford Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Aug 2022DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Alterations including single storey extension to front, side and rear, with rooflights; demolition of garage
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/02990/FU
What's in 18 Bideford Avenue, Leeds, LS8 2AE's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
18 Bideford Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£438,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£322,322
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 August 2017Most recent
£322,322
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS8 2AE: £410,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in LS8 2AE
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Versus other Bideford Avenue homes
On floor area, 18 Bideford Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,358
Street avg £2,903
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Talbot Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Talbot Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB