5 Elmete Grove, Leeds, LS8 2JY
About 5 Elmete Grove
5 Elmete Grove is a four-bedroom detached house in Leeds (LS8 2JY). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £755,000 is 20.9% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£443/sq ft) was about 78.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £624,500 in November 2020. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2026.
Know exactly what you're buying at 5 Elmete Grove
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageIntegral
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
5 Elmete Grove's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Oct 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2026Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Conifer: Remove.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/00549/TR
What's in 5 Elmete Grove, Leeds, LS8 2JY's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£755,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 17 years.
£624,500
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
3 November 2020Most recent
£624,500
+54.2%over 6 years24 January 2014
£405,000
+19.1%over 9 years2 March 2004
£340,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS8 2JY: £585,000 (2023–2021).
Everything we know about 5 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
5 Elmete Grove is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,767
Street avg £3,273
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.8 t/year
Street avg 6.8 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