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Opportunity to create your Dream Home! Alwoodley, Leeds

Land size: 0.5 acres
Bedrooms: 8
Bathrooms: 5

Key Features

0.5 Acres
Prime Alwoodley Location
Conditional and unconditional offers considered
Rare self-build opportunity in LS17
Offered chain-free

Description

Development Opportunity For Sale

Build your forever home in a prime LS17 Location. Offers subject to planning welcome on this approximately 0.5 acre plot.

RARE SELF-BUILD OPPORTUNITY – BUILD YOUR FOREVER HOME

CONSIDERING BOTH CONDITIONAL AND UNCONDITIONAL OFFERS

APPROXIMATELY 0.5 ACRES

Located in one of North Leeds’ most prestigious residential settings, this generous and secluded plot offers a rare opportunity to design and construct a single, substantial family home. Previously the site of a detached bungalow, the land is now available for those wishing to create a bespoke residence tailored entirely to their lifestyle and needs.

This is an ideal opportunity for a self-builder or end user looking to develop a striking new home in a peaceful, leafy setting while remaining close to the best that North Leeds has to offer.

The site offers significant scope for a large detached dwelling with expansive internal space and landscaped grounds (subject to planning). Discreetly positioned and surrounded by mature trees and greenery, it offers privacy and tranquillity in an exceptionally well-connected location.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS
• Sought-after residential area
• Rare opportunity for a one-off self-build home
• Generous and private 0.5-acre plot
• Excellent school catchment area
• Easy access to local amenities and leisure facilities
• Offered chain-free

LOCATION – ALWOODLEY, NORTH LEEDS
Situated on Crescent View, just off the highly regarded Alwoodley Lane, the plot enjoys a prime address in one of the most desirable neighbourhoods in North Leeds. The area is especially popular with families, offering access to leading schools including GSAL, Allerton High School, and a number of OFSTED ‘Outstanding’ primary schools.

Recreational opportunities nearby include Alwoodley and Moortown golf clubs, David Lloyd Leisure Centre, and scenic walks around Eccup Reservoir and Golden Acre Park. A wide range of dining and retail options can be found at Moortown Corner, Street Lane, and the Moor Allerton Centre, including Marks & Spencer.

SERVICES
We understand the plot previously had access to mains gas, electricity, water, and drainage.

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Leeds City Council

TENURE
Freehold with vacant possession on legal completion.

VIEWING
Strictly by appointment with the sole selling agent: Jordan Yorath, Monroe Estate Agents.

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Map Location

Property details

Tenure: Freehold
Council Tax Band: TBC
Date Posted: 2026-01-29

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity: Ask Agent
Water: Ask Agent
Heating: Ask Agent
Broadband: Ask Agent
Sewerage: Ask Agent

Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way: Ask Agent
Private Rights of Way: Ask Agent
Listed Property: Ask Agent
Restrictions: Ask Agent

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

Property Features

Accessibility: Ask Agent
Parking: Garage
Garden: Ask Agent

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

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

St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.7 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
Ages
5 to 11
Pupils
198
Type
Academy converter
Faith
Roman Catholic
Alwoodley Primary School0.8 milesOfsted: Good
Ages
3 to 11
Pupils
464
Type
Community school
Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School0.9 milesOfsted: Good *
Ages
4 to 11
Pupils
202
Type
Voluntary aided school
Faith
Church of England
Adel Primary School1 mileOfsted report card · Feb 2026
Ages
3 to 11
Pupils
239
Type
Community school
Brodetsky Primary School1 mileNo Ofsted rating
Ages
2 to 11
Pupils
214
Type
Voluntary aided school
Faith
Jewish

Secondary

Allerton High School0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
1,764
Type
Community school
Leeds Jewish Free School0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
131
Type
Free schools
Faith
Jewish
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School1.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
11 to 16
Pupils
916
Type
Voluntary aided school
Faith
Roman Catholic
Ralph Thoresby School1.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
987
Type
Foundation school
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

Tesco Leeds King Ln Express, Leeds560 metres

Co-op Alwoodley, Leeds1 mile

M&S Adel BP, Leeds1.2 miles

GP surgery

Alwoodley Medical Centre1.1 miles

Pharmacy

Alwoodley Pharmacy496 metres

Hospital

Nurses Home Meanwood Park Hospital1.5 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden194 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

Horsforth Rail Station2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop

Alwoodley Lane End151 metres

Typical drive times

Otley15 min · 6.9 miles

Yeadon15 min · 7.5 miles

Guiseley17 min · 8.2 miles

Leeds (city)13 min · 5.6 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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