16 Elmete Grove, Leeds, LS8 2JY
About 16 Elmete Grove
16 Elmete Grove is a three-bedroom detached house in Leeds (LS8 2JY). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
7 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £533,000 is 15.9% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£399/sq ft) was about 60.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 107 m² it's 18.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (131 m² median across 19 EPCs). Sold May 2023 for £460,000.
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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
Outside
- GarageDetached
- LandYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A partial demolition application was refused at 16 Elmete Grove in 2025.
- Mar 2026Tree WorksTreesIn report
G1 Group of Pine, Birch, Hawthorn and Goat Willow with rhododendron understory: Remove all down to ground level.
- Agent
- J H Arboriculture
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/01187/TR
- Dec 2025ConditionsIn report
Consent, agreement or approval required by conditions 3 (External Materials), 4 (Tree Protection) and 6 (Hard and Soft Landscape Works) of Planning Application 25/03298/FU
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/06260/COND
What's in 16 Elmete Grove, Leeds, LS8 2JY's planning history?
5 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
16 Elmete Grove valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£533,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£460,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 May 2023Most recent
£460,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS8 2JY: £664,000 (2023–2021).
Everything we know about 16 Elmete Grove, 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 Elmete Grove homes
16 Elmete Grove is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£4,299
Street avg £3,301
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 7.0 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
Roundhay Park Gates — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School. 33 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
48.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB