161 Roundhay Road, Leeds, LS8 5AN
About 161 Roundhay Road
161 Roundhay Road is a six-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Leeds (LS8 5AN). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 68 m² this is the 26th smallest of 33 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–246 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 33 units on file.
At 68 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £236,000 is 31.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 79.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £180,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms3
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Energy performance
161 Roundhay Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 12 August 2033
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
External or internal wall insulation added
Floor insulation added or improved
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Planning history
A recent planning application at 161 Roundhay Road was refused — worth checking the council file.
5 applications on record at 161 Roundhay Road, Leeds, LS8 5AN
- Jul 2018AmendmentOutcome in report
Certificate of Existing Lawful Development for use as 3 flats
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00136/CLE
- More recent applications — locked
- OutlineJun 2025Decision
- ExtensionJun 2025Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£236,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 18 years.
£180,000
Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
31 August 2022Most recent
£180,000
+50.0%over 17 years14 January 2005
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS8 5AN: £260,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in LS8 5AN
Versus other Roundhay Road homes
161 Roundhay Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,647
Street avg £2,773
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 53 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
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Crime
488/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Elford Place — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Bankside Primary School. 48 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.4dB






