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Sandmoor Drive, Leeds

Key Features

  • Prestigious Sandmoor Drive address within one of North Leeds’ most sought-after residential locations.
  • Highly desirable Alwoodley setting, renowned for its quality residential properties and established surroundings.
  • Excellent choice of local schools, with a number of well-regarded primary and secondary schools in the surrounding area.
  • Blank canvas for an individual vision, allowing a purchaser to shape the design around their own lifestyle.
  • The Grammar School at Leeds is conveniently located on Harrogate Road, within the wider Alwoodley area.
  • Close to Alwoodley Golf Club and Sand Moor Golf Club, making the location particularly appealing to golf enthusiasts.
  • Easy access to Roundhay Park, one of Leeds’ most popular green spaces, offering extensive opportunities for walking, recreation and leisure.
  • Excellent road connectivity, with convenient access towards Leeds city centre and the wider West Yorkshire region.
  • A1(M) and M1 motorway networks are readily accessible, providing strong links for regional and national travel.
  • A compelling opportunity for those seeking something truly individual, with the potential to create a home that reflects personal taste, requirements and aspirations, subject to planning.

Description

A rare opportunity to acquire a plot of land in the highly sought-after Sandmoor Drive area of Leeds, offering the exciting prospect of creating a bespoke new-build home. Currently offered without planning permission, the plot provides a blank canvas for purchasers to develop their own vision, subject to the necessary consents. Ideally positioned within a prestigious residential setting, this is an exceptional opportunity to design and build a home tailored entirely to individual requirements and lifestyle.

Experience the rare opportunity to create a home entirely your own on this exceptional plot of land on Sandmoor Drive, one of Leeds’ most sought-after residential locations.

Offering an exciting blank canvas for a bespoke new-build residence, the plot presents buyers with the opportunity to design and create their dream home, subject to obtaining the necessary planning consents. Whether your vision is for a striking contemporary residence or a more timeless family home, this is an opportunity to create a property tailored precisely to your lifestyle, requirements, and taste.

Set within an established and highly desirable residential setting, the plot combines the freedom of a self-build opportunity with the convenience of an excellent Leeds location. The surrounding area is renowned for its leafy character, quality housing, and proximity to a wealth of amenities, making this an appealing proposition for those looking to create a truly special home in a prestigious setting.

*Illustrative images for marketing purposes, depicting a potential future concept for the plot. This image is for guidance only and does not represent an approved design or planning proposal.*

SHOWSTOPPERS

Rare opportunity to create a bespoke new-build home
Highly sought-after Sandmoor Drive location
Generous blank canvas offering scope for an individual design
Opportunity to build a home tailored entirely to your lifestyle
Excellent access to Leeds city centre and surrounding amenities
Offered without planning permission, allowing purchasers to develop their own vision, subject to the necessary consents

ENVIRONS

Sandmoor Drive enjoys a prestigious position within North Leeds, surrounded by some of the area’s most desirable residential neighbourhoods. The location offers an excellent balance of tranquillity and convenience, with a wealth of shops, cafés, restaurants, leisure facilities, and highly regarded schools within easy reach.

Leeds city centre is readily accessible, providing an extensive choice of retail, dining, entertainment, and cultural attractions. The surrounding road network also provides excellent connectivity across West Yorkshire and beyond, with the A1(M) and M62 within convenient reach for regional and national travel.

DIRECTIONS

From Leeds city centre, head north-west towards Headingley and continue towards the Alwoodley area. Follow signs for Sandmoor Drive, where the plot can be identified by the selling agent’s signage.

SERVICES

We are advised that mains services are available in the vicinity. Prospective purchasers should make their own enquiries regarding the availability and connection of all services.

PLANNING

The plot is offered without planning permission. Any purchaser should satisfy themselves as to the development potential of the site and make their own enquiries with the relevant planning authority prior to purchase.

LOCAL AUTHORITY

Leeds City Council

TENURE

We are advised that the plot is freehold, and that vacant possession will be granted upon legal completion.

VIEWING ARRANGEMENTS

Strictly through the selling agent - Monroe, Land & New Homes.

Best & Final Offers to be submitted by 12pm 8th September 2026.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-08-19

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Water
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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
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Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Brodetsky Primary School887 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    214
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Jewish
  • Highfield Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    419
    Type
    Community school
  • Primley Wood Primary School0.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    245
    Type
    Free schools
  • Wigton Moor Primary School0.8 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    416
    Type
    Community school
  • Allerton CofE Primary School0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    624
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Leeds Jewish Free School989 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    131
    Type
    Free schools
    Faith
    Jewish
  • Allerton High School1 mileNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,764
    Type
    Community school
  • Allerton Grange School1.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,782
    Type
    Community school
  • Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School1.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    916
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Carr Manor Community School1.9 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    2 to 19
    Pupils
    1,541
    Type
    Foundation school

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Asda Alwoodley Express Petrol, Leeds470 metres
Co-op Alwoodley, Leeds0.7 miles
Spar - Moortown, Leeds0.9 miles

GP surgery

Alwoodley Medical Centre1.2 miles

Pharmacy

Well0.8 miles

Hospital

Nurses Home Meanwood Park Hospital1.7 miles

Green space

Playing Field406 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Burley Park Rail Station3.8 miles

Nearest bus stop

Sandmoor Avenue191 metres

Typical drive times

Otley17 min · 8 miles
Pudsey18 min · 9.9 miles
Yeadon17 min · 8.5 miles
Leeds (city)12 min · 5.4 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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