55 Elmete Drive, Leeds, LS8 2LA
About 55 Elmete Drive
55 Elmete Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Leeds (LS8 2LA). It has a recorded floor area of 210 m² (around 2260 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).
At 210 m² the property is well over the postcode median (133 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2009–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 25.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2023 for £650,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
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Energy performance
55 Elmete Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 30 November 2032
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Planning history
55 Elmete Drive has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
5 applications on record at 55 Elmete Drive, Leeds, LS8 2LA
- Apr 2014TreesOutcome in report
T1) Sycamore. Request to fell and replace. Due to tensile stress as its grown curved at the base, the upper side fibres have displaced around a notch just above the bend, creating a deep longitudinal crevasse, instead of producing the compensating tension wood by means of contraction, it is now supported by Matthecks 'Ropes'. In between which is very damp soft wood with some bark loss and exposed Cambium, as the surface water is using the deep and sloping crack as a run off there's a high possibility of rot, infection and pets as it dries out in summer. As it's located on a raised bed with a flagged surface beneath, it does not benefit from a fully supported root system. It's also covered in Ivy and all together does not equal an exceptional specimen. The occupants are very distressed with the excessive amounts of sap it secretes on their very many windows on that side and making the flags extremely hazardous underfoot. All amounting to very high maintenance costs per year. In addition it casts an enormous shade over that entire half of the property and garden. It's very high and exposed to wind its location and they worry constantly about the close proximity the house which is made up in the majority of glass on that side. They have many trees which they coincide with very happily and are more than willing to replace this one with a suitable good specimen further down the garden, away from the house.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/00987/TR
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionNov 2021Decision
- Tree WorksSept 2020Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
55 Elmete Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£677,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 14 years.
£650,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
5 July 2023Most recent
£650,000
+73.3%over 13 years8 September 2009
£375,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS8 2LA: £616,250 (2024–2023).
Versus other Elmete Drive homes
Floor Area for 55 Elmete Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,095
Street avg £3,446
Floor Area
210 m²
Street avg 134 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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Crime
488/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Elmete Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School. 33 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB