Windows And Doors in Roundhay

Roundhay's big stone houses, Edwardian semis and roads lined with trees around the park are some of the most sought-after homes in Leeds, and the windows play a large part in that character.

What are homes like in Roundhay?

Roundhay grew up around Roundhay Park, the huge public park bought by the city in 1871. The streets nearest the park, such as Park Avenue, Street Lane and the roads off Princes Avenue, have large Victorian and Edwardian stone and brick houses, many with bay windows, stained glass and original timber sashes.

Planning, listed buildings and conservation areas in Roundhay

Roundhay Conservation Area is one of the largest in Leeds and covers the park and much of the housing around it. Gledhow Valley Conservation Area lies along its western edge.

The local planning authority for Roundhay is Leeds City Council.

Where we work in and around Roundhay

Oakwood, Gledhow, Street Lane, Park Avenue, Wetherby Road, Lidgett Lane, Ladywood and the roads around Roundhay Park and Waterloo Lake.

What we fit in Roundhay

In north Leeds our most requested jobs are sliding sash and flush casement windows for period homes, slim anthracite aluminium windows and wide bifolds for extensions, and statement composite front doors. Whatever you choose, we build it ourselves and install it with our own team.

Roundhay homes, street by street

No two parts of Roundhay are quite the same, and the right window for a house on Park Avenue is rarely the right one for a semi near Lidgett Lane. This is how we usually approach the main types of home in LS8:

• Victorian and Edwardian stone houses around the park, Park Avenue, West Avenue, North Park Avenue and the roads off Princes Avenue. These often have tall sash windows, canted bays, stone mullions and original stained or leaded glass.
• Red-brick Edwardian semis and terraces towards Oakwood and Gledhow, with deep bay windows and decorative top lights. Flush casements with traditional glazing bars keep the look, and a panelled composite door in black, green or a deep heritage red finishes the front.
• 1920s and 1930s semis and detached houses around Lidgett Park, Street Lane and the roads out towards Wetherby Road and Shadwell Lane. Bay-fronted homes like these suit sculpted white or grey casements, often with leaded designs in the top lights to echo the originals.
• Extended and modern homes, including infill houses and the many Roundhay houses with new kitchen extensions. Here slim aluminium windows, wide bifolds or sliding doors, and anthracite grey or black frames make the most of the garden.

Common problems we are asked to fix in Roundhay

• Rotten or rattling timber sashes that let in draughts and are hard to open. A uPVC sliding sash keeps the period look but slides smoothly, tilts in for cleaning and is far warmer.
• Cold, draughty bay windows. Many big bays still have old single glazing or tired early double glazing. We make new bays to measure and check the condition of the bay roof and cill at the survey.
• Noise from Street Lane, Roundhay Road and Wetherby Road. Acoustic laminated glass makes a noticeable difference in front bedrooms.
• Tired front doors on period houses. A traditional composite door with the right glass, knocker and letterplate gives a villa or semi its kerb appeal back, with modern security.

Roundhay Conservation Area: what it means for your windows

Roundhay Conservation Area is one of the largest in Leeds. It was first designated in the 1970s and covers Roundhay Park and much of the housing around it, and Gledhow Valley Conservation Area adjoins it to the west. On an unlisted house, replacement windows and doors that look similar to the existing ones are usually permitted development. Listed buildings need listed building consent, and any Article 4 direction would remove some permitted development rights.

How a Roundhay job works

1. A free survey at your home. One of the family visits, measures every opening and brings real colour and hardware samples to see against your stone or brick.
2. Honest advice on style and planning. We tell you which designs suit your house and whether any consent is likely to be needed.
3. A written quote. Clear and itemised, with no pressure and no obligation.
4. Made to measure, installed by our team. No subcontractors. We protect your floors and furniture, take the old frames away and leave the house tidy.
5. 15 years of cover. Every installation comes with our written 15-year guarantee.

Around Roundhay

We work all over LS8 and the edges of LS17, including Oakwood, Gledhow, Lidgett Park, Street Lane, Ladywood and the roads around Waterloo Lake, Canal Gardens and the Mansion, as well as neighbouring Moortown, Chapel Allerton, Shadwell and Alwoodley.

Our advice for Roundhay homes

Roundhay homes reward a careful eye. On the stone and brick houses around the park and along Park Avenue and Princes Avenue, we usually recommend sliding sash windows with slim meeting rails, run-through horns and a woodgrain or painted-look finish, so they sit naturally in the street. For the 1920s and 1930s semis further out, flush casements with simple glazing bars keep the inter-war character. Bay windows are everywhere, and we make each bay to the exact angles of the original.

Practical things we check in Roundhay

Roundhay Conservation Area covers a large part of LS8, so we bring samples that suit the street and check your address before we quote. Mature trees around the park keep many homes shaded and damp in winter, so warm-edge spacers and trickle vents that actually get used help reduce condensation. Many houses have original stained glass in front doors, porches and stair windows, which can often be kept.

Plenty of Roundhay homes have had kitchens extended at the back, and a slim aluminium bifold or sliding door onto the garden is one of our most requested jobs here.

Jobs we are often asked for in Roundhay

• Sliding sash windows for stone houses near Roundhay Park
• Bay window replacements on Edwardian and 1930s semis
• Heritage composite front doors with leaded glass designs

Find out more about sash windows in Roundhay, composite doors in Roundhay, uPVC double glazing, aluminium windows and bifold doors, or see our Leeds homeowner guides.

Last updated: 19 October 2026