28 Balbec Avenue, Leeds, LS6 2BB
About 28 Balbec Avenue
28 Balbec Avenue is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Leeds (LS6 2BB). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 154 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £478,000 is 28.5% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£224/sq ft) was about 40.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £372,000 in November 2019.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
28 Balbec Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 May 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
28 Balbec Avenue has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side/rear extension; patio area to rear
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01721/FU
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
28 Balbec Avenue has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£478,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 20 years.
£372,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
22 November 2019Most recent
£372,000
+259.4%over 20 years28 July 1999
£103,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS6 2BB: £420,000 (2025–2018).
Everything we know about 28 Balbec Avenue, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
Versus other Balbec Avenue homes
On floor area, 28 Balbec Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,416
Street avg £2,428
Floor Area
154 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.5 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
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Crime
5/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