5 bed detached house for sale

Chelwood Drive, Moor Allerton, Roundhay, Leeds LS8

This charming 1930s detached home has been loved by the same family for 26 years and offers space, character, and a warm, welcoming feel throughout. With five bedrooms, multiple reception rooms, and a west-facing garden, it’s ideal for growing families. Located near top local schools, it’s a rare opportunity in a friendly, well-established neighbourhood.

1 Chelwood Drive

Set in one of the area’s most sought-after locations with outstanding access to top-performing local schools, this unique 1930s five-bedroom detached property offers a rare combination of period character, generous living space, and exceptional scope to add value.

Occupying a generous plot with beautifully landscaped front and rear gardens, this much-loved family home is the only detached house on Chelwood Drive. It enjoys a peaceful, private position with no road noise from Street Lane and no homes to the rear, instead backing directly onto protected land private land that cannot be developed.

Step inside the welcoming, light-filled hallway, complete with a cloak cupboard and a convenient downstairs WC. Three versatile reception rooms offer flexible living: A bright, front-facing living room with an marble gas fireplace and large bay window, and a spacious second reception room leading into a sunroom flooded with natural light and direct access to the west-facing garden – perfect for enjoying the sun all day long.

The generous kitchen-diner provides an ideal hub for family life, featuring laminate worktops, an integrated dishwasher, integrated fridge, and double oven. A particularly large utility/laundry room adds valuable extra space. There’s also excellent potential to reconfigure or extend into the sunroom to create an impressive open-plan kitchen/dining/living area if desired.

Upstairs, you’ll find 5 bedrooms, four doubles and a fourth currently used as a study, each with built-in storage. The stylish house bathroom boasts a sleek bath and walk-in power shower.

The converted second floor hosts a spacious fifth bedroom, complete with handcrafted shelving, and extensive eaves storage. This is an ideal as a master suite, guest room, teenager’s retreat, or to be adapted with an additional en suite or even a further bathroom.

Externally, the home benefits from a private west-facing garden enjoying sunlight all day long, a private driveway, and an integral garage with power – perfect for storage, a workshop, or conversion into an additional living space or home office.
Reasons to buy

• Beautiful 1930s modernised family home
• New price: £625,000 – outstanding value for the area
• Sought-after area with top local schools
• West-facing garden perfect for sunsets
• Four generous bedrooms plus fifth bedroom currently used as a home office
• Opportunity to extend bedrooms, add bathrooms, dormer extension or open-plan layout
• Large utility/laundry room
• Detached, chain-free home with privacy and character
• Landscaped gardens front and rear
• Peaceful location with quiet, respectful neighbours
Environs


Roundhay, a highly sought after North Leeds suburb that boasts a wealth of amenities. The conservation area in Roundhay offers scenic leafy surrounds, outstanding schools, and a selection of fine dining establishments and bars. There is an abundance of sports facilities, including tennis courts, several championship golf courses, and a bowling green, which are complemented by a variety of yoga studios, fitness centres, and the weekly parkrun hosted in Roundhay Park.
The ever-expanding Leeds Bradford International Airport is also just a short drive away, as is the national motorway network, making this property the perfect hub for both business and pleasure.
Leeds City Centre, Harrogate, York, and Wetherby are also easily accessible via frequent public transport links.
Services


We are advised that the property has mains gas, water and electricity.
Local authority


Leeds City Council
Tenure


We are advised that the property is freehold, and that vacant possession will be granted upon legal completion.
Viewing arrangements


Strictly through the selling agent Monroe Estate Agents
Viewings by appointments only.