1 Merchants Quay, East Street, Leeds, LS9 8BA
About 1 Merchants Quay
1 Merchants Quay is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leeds (LS9 8BA). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 40 m² this is the 5th smallest of 62 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 11–157 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 62 units on file.
At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (71 m² across 61 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 12 years since the last transfer (January 2014). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2000–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £122,000 is 16.2% above the 2014 sale price.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
Building
- LiftYes
- ConciergeYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation upgraded
Planning history
1 Merchants Quay has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Merchants Quay
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- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
1 Merchants Quay valuation runs notably under the typical sold price in this postcode.
£122,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.5% per year over 13 years.
£105,000
Growth on file: 2.5% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
2 January 2014Most recent
£105,000
-12.9%over 9 years9 February 2004
£120,500
+14.8%over 2 years23 November 2001
£105,000
+40.0%over 1 year14 August 2000
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS9 8BA: £240,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in LS9 8BA
54 Merchants Quay, East Street, Leeds, LS9 8BA
Sold Dec 2024
£140,00039 Merchants Quay, East Street, Leeds, LS9 8BA
Sold Oct 2024
£230,00028 Merchants Quay, East Street, Leeds, LS9 8BA
Sold Nov 2020
£240,00069 Merchants Quay, East Street, Leeds, LS9 8BA
Sold Feb 2020
£323,00020 Merchants Quay, East Street, Leeds, LS9 8BA
Sold Apr 2019
£232,500
Everything we know about 1 Merchants Quay, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged

Versus other Merchants Quay homes
1 Merchants Quay is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£2,625
Street avg £3,324
Floor Area
40 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
8/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Cultural J — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
The Ruth Gorse Academy. 46 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
60.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
51.5dB