3 Balbec Avenue, Leeds, LS6 2BB
About 3 Balbec Avenue
3 Balbec Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Leeds (LS6 2BB). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement and a loft.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £480,000 is 14.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£355/sq ft) was about 123.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2021 for £420,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- LoftYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
- Summer houseYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2026PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension, air source heat pump to rear, replacement of doors, windows and existing porch, and rebuilding of dormer window to front
Extension- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/00606/FU
- Sept 2016Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Lombardy Poplar - Remove the three lowest secondary branches from a larger scaffold limb, to help alleviate shading issues.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/04930/TR
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 3 Balbec Avenue
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£480,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£420,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 November 2021Most recent
£420,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS6 2BB: £372,000 (2025–2018).
Everything we know about 3 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 price per m², 3 Balbec Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,818
Street avg £2,311
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB