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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.

Map Location

Property details

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

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

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good NoneO2 Good NoneThree Good LimitedVodafone Good None

Predicted 4G and 5G signal; 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

Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Very low risk

Planning map: Flood Zone 1.

Surface water

Very low risk

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

Important notice: Information, maps and tags on this page are drawn from the advertising agent's marketing materials or generated automatically. LandSale has not verified them. Relying on these details is at your own risk, always carry out independent checks before committing to a purchase.

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