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7 RIVERSIDE AVENUE

OTLEY, NORTH YORKSHIRE LS21 2RT

4 beds 2 baths 121 m² Listed 1 Sep 2025 (-289d)

£525,000

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

121 m²

Council tax band

F

Last sold

£518,500 Dec 2025

Local average

£484,786 (+8.3%)

Deprivation

Decile 7 (23,239 of 33,755)

Street crime

48 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

Key features

  • ***No Onward Chain***
  • Spacious Four Bedroom Detached House
  • Four Reception Rooms
  • Breakfast Kitchen With Utility Area
  • Exciting Opportunity To Modernise
  • Stunning Far Reaching Views
  • En Suite To Master Bedroom
  • Delightful Well Stocked Gardens
  • Double Garage With Electric Door
  • Council Tax Band F

Additional details

Parking
Yes
Garden
Yes

Description

With no onward chain a generous, four bedroom detached property situated on a quiet cul de sac in a desirable location in the market town of Otley. Enjoying spacious accommodation to both floors, a delightful garden, beautiful views and double garage this really is a gem of a family home, ready for somebody to put their own stamp on.

On the ground floor one enters into a welcoming hallway giving access to a breakfast kitchen with utility area enjoying wonderful, far reaching views, a home office, cloakroom/W.C, separate dining room and generously proportioned lounge with tall windows enjoying a delightful aspect over the rear garden. Sliding patio doors lead into a light and airy garden room giving access to the beautiful rear garden. To the first floor one finds a three-piece house bathroom and four bedrooms, the master benefitting from a three piece en suite shower room. The views across the valley are stunning. Outside the property enjoys a lovely plot with a tiered, well stocked garden to the front elevation and a lawned and paved garden to the rear with mature borders with attractive planting. Hedging maintains privacy. There is a greenhouse for keen gardeners and a timber shed providing storage. A double garage with electric door and driveway parking for two vehicles completes this great family home.
Otley is a charming Yorkshire market town having a population of approximately 15,000 people, set on the banks of the River Wharfe. Otley is a friendly town which lies in attractive countryside at the centre of the rural triangle between Leeds, Harrogate and Bradford. Otley Chevin, to the south of the town, enjoys magnificent views over Wharfedale and provides fabulous walks and cycling routes. Highly regarded primary schools and the outstanding Prince Henry's Grammar School are located in the town, together with a wide variety of shops, restaurants, supermarkets and local businesses, making Otley a very popular and pleasant town in which to live.
With GAS FIRED CENTRAL HEATING and DOUBLE GLAZING and approximate room sizes the property comprises:

Ground Floor -

Entrance Hall - An obscure glazed, uPVC entrance door opens into a welcoming hallway. Doors from here lead into the principle rooms on the ground floor, including breakfast kitchen with utility area, home office, cloakroom/W.C., dining room and large lounge giving access to a light and airy conservatory. Carpeted flooring, radiator, coving. Useful under stairs storage cupboard beneath a return, carpeted staircase leading to the first floor landing.

Kitchen - 3.23 x 2.81 (10'7" x 9'2") - Fitted with a range of white base and wall units with complementary, laminate worksurfaces and tiled splashbacks. There is space for two under counter appliances in addition to an electric oven and four ring gas hob with extractor over. A small breakfast bar is a handy place to sit and enjoy a coffee. A one and a half bowl inset sink with chrome mixer tap sits beneath a large double glazed window enjoying a delightful view across to the Chevin. Carpeted flooring, radiator.

Utility Area - 2.01 x 1.48 (6'7" x 4'10") - The kitchen leads through to a most useful utility area with cupboards providing storage and space and plumbing for two appliances beneath a worksurface. A half glazed, uPVC door with side window leads out to the rear garden.

Study - 2.45 x 1.93 (8'0" x 6'3") - A great room to the front of the property, ideal for use as a home office. Carpeted flooring, wall shelving, radiator. A double glazed window enjoys fabulous, far reaching views.

Cloakroom / W.C - With low-level W.C. with concealed cistern and handbasin with chrome mixer tap set in vanity cupboards. Neutral wall and floor tiling, radiator, obscure double glazed window to side elevation.

Dining Room - 3.23 x 2.82 (10'7" x 9'3") - A separate dining room with ample room for a family dining table having a light and airy feel courtesy of a tall, double glazed window looking out to the garden with additional side window and obscure glazing to the hallway. Carpeted flooring, radiator, hatch through to kitchen. Double doors lead through into the lounge to the rear of the property.

Lounge - 6.53 x 3.60 (21'5" x 11'9") - A generously proportioned lounge across the rear of the property with tall, double glazed windows enjoying a delightful aspect over the rear garden. Carpeted flooring, two radiators, coving. A coal effect gas fire set in a stone surround with stone hearth creates a lovely focal point to this room. Double glazed sliding patio doors lead into the:

Garden Room - 3.28 x 2.74 (10'9" x 8'11") - A good sized garden room with double glazed windows and patio doors leading out to the lovely, rear garden. Ample room for comfortable furniture, tiled flooring.

First Floor -

Landing - A return, carpeted staircase with handrails and large double glazed window, enjoying fantastic views across the valley, leads up to the first floor landing. Carpeted flooring, radiator. Doors open into four bedrooms and the three-piece house bathroom. Useful storage cupboard with shelving housing the hot water tank. A hatch gives access to the loft area.

Master Bedroom - 4.62 x 3.15 (15'1" x 10'4") - A good sized double bedroom to the front of the property with large double glazed windows enjoying fantastic views. Carpeted flooring, radiator, two recessed cupboards with hanging rails and shelf. Door into:

En Suite Shower Room - With low-level W.C. with concealed cistern, hand basin set in vanity cupboards with gold coloured taps and separate, corner shower cubicle with thermostatic shower, wall tiling and glazed door. Carpeted flooring, radiator, extractor. Obscure, double glazed window to front elevation.

Bedroom Two - 3.63 x 3.28 (11'10" x 10'9") - A spacious double bedroom to the rear of the property with double glazed windows looking out over the garden, carpeted flooring and radiator.

Bedroom Three - 3.63 x 3.15 (11'10" x 10'4") - A third double bedroom to the rear of the property with double glazed windows, carpeted flooring and radiator. Recessed wardrobes with hanging rail and shelf.

Bedroom Four - 3.28 x 2.59 (10'9" x 8'5") - Last but not least, a good sized fourth bedroom with double glazed window, carpeted flooring and radiator. Recessed wardrobe with hanging rail and shelf.

Bathroom - A three-piece house bathroom with low-level W.C., pedestal handbasin with chrome taps and panel bath with chrome taps. Wall tiling to half height, carpeted flooring, radiator. Obscure, double glazed window, wall mirror with light over.

Outside -

Double Garage - 5.89 x 4.88 (19'3" x 16'0") - A double garage with electric up and over door providing excellent storage and parking. There is a half glazed timber side door giving access to the garden.

Driveway Parking - A tarmacadam driveway provides parking for two vehicles.

Garden - To the front the property is set back from the road with a pretty, tiered foregarden with mature shrubs and attractive planting with areas of grass. Stone steps lead up to a pathway to the covered entrance door, the path continues round both sides of the property giving access to the rear garden via wooden gates. The house enjoys a delightful, good sized rear garden with paved pathways and patio with stone steps leading to a lovely lawned area with attractive, mature borders. Neat hedging maintains privacy. There is ample space for children to play and adults to relax and entertain.

Utilities And Services - The property benefits from mains gas, electricity and drainage.
There is Superfast Fibre Broadband shown to be available to this property.
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Listed by

Ilkley

Lettings @ Victoria Mills

Reference: 166421090

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

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Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

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FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record, indicating window/door installations by FENSA-approved installers.

FENSA Certificate #4468717

Property Details

Street: 7 Riverside Avenue

Town: OTLEY

Postcode: LS21 2RT

Installation Details

Items: 1 door

Certificate Issued: 13/02/2007

Work Completed: 02/02/2007

This certificate data was retrieved from FENSA's database

What is FENSA? FENSA (Fenestration Self-Assessment Scheme) is a government-authorised scheme that monitors building regulation compliance for replacement windows and doors. Certificates indicate that work was completed by FENSA-approved installers.

Price history

Event Date Price % change
Sold 05/12/2025 (6 months ago) £518,500

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Data from Land Registry Price Paid.

Address Price Date Type
107 THE GILLS, OTLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS21 2BY £300,000 07/01/2026 Detached
Same street 3 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, OTLEY, NORTH YORKSHIRE, LS21 2RT £510,000 20/11/2023 Detached
76 RIVERSIDE PARK, OTLEY, NORTH YORKSHIRE, LS21 2RW £460,000 26/10/2023 Detached
HAREFIELD HOUSE FARNLEY LANE, OTLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS21 2BH £625,000 09/08/2023 Detached
107 THE GILLS, OTLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS21 2BY £275,000 01/12/2022 Detached
71 WRENBECK DRIVE, OTLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS21 2BP £385,000 17/11/2022 Detached
107 THE GILLS, OTLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS21 2BY £257,000 29/07/2022 Detached
23 HARECROFT ROAD, OTLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS21 2BG £362,000 04/03/2022 Detached
92 RIVERSIDE PARK, OTLEY, HARROGATE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, LS21 2RW £510,000 23/08/2021 Detached
87 THE GILLS, OTLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS21 2BY £380,000 30/06/2021 Detached
85 THE GILLS, OTLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS21 2BY £290,000 29/06/2021 Detached

Street average: £510,000 (1 sale)

Area average: £384,400 (10 sales)

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 4%
10y growth 22%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Yorkshire and The Humber. Series: Detached. As of March 2026.

1y (index) 1.2%
5y (index) 19.6%
10y (index) 49.5%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Yorkshire and The Humber. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £770/mo
Realistic £855/mo
Optimistic £941/mo

Based on Region from postcode lookup → Yorkshire and The Humber.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Harrogate: £1,271/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type Name Distance
Bus stop Chippendale Rise The Crossways 0.2 miles
Bus stop Farnley Lane Chippendale Rise 0.3 miles
Shop Gallows Hill Yard 0.4 miles
Shop The Gills News 0.5 miles
Train station Menston 2.5 miles
Train station Burley-in-Wharfedale 2.8 miles
Hospital Eccleshill NHS Treatment Centre 6.4 miles
University Reception/Helpzone 7.1 miles
University Kirkstall Brewery Residences 7.6 miles
Hospital Moorlands View 8.7 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 22
Criminal damage and arson 6
Public order 5
Other theft 4
Shoplifting 4
Anti-social behaviour 3
Vehicle crime 2
Burglary 1
Robbery 1
Total incidents 48

Within 1 mile during Apr 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name Type Distance Ofsted
Otley the Whartons Primary School Primary 0.3 miles Good — 21 Jul 2017
Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College Secondary 0.4 miles (Inspected (no overall grade))
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Otley Primary 0.7 miles Good — 2 May 2024
Otley All Saints CofE Primary School Primary 0.9 miles Good — 9 Nov 2012
Ashfield Primary School Primary 0.9 miles Good — 25 Jul 2023

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.16%
Max investor price (0.8%) £106,875
Target investor price (1%) £85,500
  • Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
  • Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
  • Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
  • Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).