Red Lea Cottage, Park Avenue, Roundhay, Leeds, LS8 2JJ
About Red Lea Cottage
Red Lea Cottage is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Roundhay, Leeds, Leeds (LS8 2JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£488/sq ft) was about 137.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £897,500. 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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms4
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Red Lea Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Oct 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Red Lea Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- May 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/01742/FU
- Mar 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side of property
Part two storey part single storey side extension
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/00615/FU
What's in Red Lea Cottage, Park Avenue, Roundhay, Leeds, LS8 2JJ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Red Lea Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2003.
£959,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 17 years.
£897,500
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
10 March 2021Most recent
£897,500
+85.1%over 7 years22 May 2013
£485,000
+79.7%over 9 years23 October 2003
£269,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS8 2JJ: £625,000 (2021–2016).
Nearby sales in LS8 2JJ
Flat 2, 5 Park Avenue, Roundhay, Leeds, LS8 2JJ
Sold Dec 2021
£345,0003 Park Avenue, Roundhay, Leeds, LS8 2JJ
Sold Nov 2020
£1,550,000Woodlands Grange, Park Avenue, Roundhay, Leeds, LS8 2JJ
Sold Nov 2016
£815,000Flat 1, 5 Park Avenue, Roundhay, Leeds, LS8 2JJ
Sold Apr 2016
£625,0003a, Park Avenue, Roundhay, Leeds, LS8 2JJ
Sold Jan 2016
£390,000
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Versus other Park Avenue homes
Price per m² for Red Lea Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,249
Street avg £2,982
Floor Area
171 m²
Street avg 244 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 8.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Roundhay Park Gates — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School. 34 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
47.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB