53 Chelwood Avenue, Leeds, LS8 2BA
About 53 Chelwood Avenue
53 Chelwood Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Leeds (LS8 2BA). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £404,000 is 20.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£339/sq ft) was about 68% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £336,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- StudyYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
53 Chelwood Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
53 Chelwood Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£404,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£336,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 October 2022Most recent
£336,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS8 2BA: £380,100 (2025–2021).
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Versus other Chelwood Avenue homes
EPC Rating for 53 Chelwood Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,652
Street avg £2,684
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Shadwell Medical Centre — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Highfield Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.7dB