26 Balbec Avenue, Leeds, LS6 2BB
About 26 Balbec Avenue
26 Balbec Avenue is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Leeds (LS6 2BB). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in May 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 137 m² it's 29.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (106 m² median across 19 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£295/sq ft) was about 48.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2022 for £435,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
26 Balbec Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 25 April 2032
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
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Planning history
A recent planning application at 26 Balbec Avenue was refused — worth checking the council file.
4 applications on record at 26 Balbec Avenue, Leeds, LS6 2BB
- Nov 2022ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey
Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for a single storey rear extension; render to whole property; new first floor side window
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/07606/CLP
- More recent applications — locked
- ConversionOct 2024Decision
- ExtensionDec 2023Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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- Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (4 on record)
- All 4 applications on this property in full, plus 114 notable nearby
- The 22 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Sales history & valuation
26 Balbec Avenue has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£463,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.2% per year over 23 years.
£435,000
Growth on file: 11.2% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
28 February 2022Most recent
£435,000
+262.5%over 21 years13 July 2000
£120,000
+211.7%over 1 year7 April 1999
£38,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS6 2BB: £420,000 (2025–2019).
Versus other Balbec Avenue homes
On floor area, 26 Balbec Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,175
Street avg £2,517
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
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Crime
314/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Grove Lane Bridgewater Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Shire Oak VC Primary School. 36 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB






