208 York Road, Leeds, LS9 9LN
About 208 York Road
208 York Road is a mid-terrace house in Leeds (LS9 9LN). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 63 m² this is the 5th smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–68 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (48 versus a best of 79). The latest certificate (May 2023) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in May 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £120,000 sits 313.8% above the 1996 sale of £29,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£43/sq ft) was about 51.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: change of use to residential approved in 2020. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 63 m² it's 21.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (52 m² median across 6 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2020Change of UseOutlineIn report
Change of use from A1 retail shop (ground floor and basement) to C3 dwelling
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01871/DPD
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Sales history & valuation
208 York Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£120,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£29,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 May 1996Most recent
£29,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS9 9LN: £85,000 (2024–2021).
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What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area

Versus other York Road homes
Years Held for 208 York Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£460
Street avg £2,036
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 51 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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Crime
8/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Raincliffe Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Patrick Catholic Primary School. 40 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB