5 Elmete Drive, Leeds, LS8 2LA

5 Elmete Drive is a two-bedroom detached house in Leeds (LS8 2LA). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1007 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since July 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 94 m² it sits well below the postcode median (136 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £318,000 sits 52.5% above the 2009 sale of £208,500. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.