Location, Location, Location!!!! This home is located in the heart of Baton Rouge and is waiting for its new owner. This 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home has it all!!! This home has been renovated and includes 3 large bedrooms, a separate master suite that sits off of the kitchen, a formal dining / living room with brick pavers, a den, 2 wood burning fireplaces, wood flooring, ceramic tile, and best of all, an income producing apartment that is currently being rented out at $800 per month. This one bedroom efficiency apartment includes a kitchen and bathroom and could also be used as a 4th bedroom, a mother-in-law suite or a man cave. The possibilities are endless. This home also sits on an over sized corner lot. Don't miss out on this one. Contact me today for your private viewing.
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5656 S Leighton Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
3beds
2baths
2,525sqft
SingleFamily
Built in 1979
0.43 Acres Lot
$255,800 Zestimate®
$--/sqft
$2,037 Estimated rent
Home value
$255,800
$230,000 - $281,000
$2,037/mo
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Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
Heating
- Electric
Cooling
- Central
Interior area
- Total interior livable area: 2,525 sqft
Property
Parking
- Parking features: Carport, Garage
Lot
- Size: 0.43 Acres
Details
- Parcel number: 00891401
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
Condition
- Year built: 1979
Community & HOA
Location
- Region: Baton Rouge
Financial & listing details
- Tax assessed value: $215,390
- Annual tax amount: $2,006
Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 6/18/2026 | Sold | -- |
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| 10/30/2024 | Listing removed | $227,500$90/sqft |
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| 10/30/2024 | Price change | $227,500-8.2%$90/sqft |
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| 9/25/2024 | Price change | $247,770-3.6%$98/sqft |
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| 8/19/2024 | Price change | $257,000-3%$102/sqft |
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| 7/1/2024 | Listed for sale | $265,000+26.2%$105/sqft |
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| 7/6/2017 | Sold | -- |
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| 9/24/2015 | Listing removed | $210,000$83/sqft |
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| 4/7/2015 | Listed for sale | $210,000$83/sqft |
Source: Keller Williams Realty Premier Partners #2015004530 Report a problem | ||
| 1/29/2013 | Sold | -- |
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| 5/13/2003 | Sold | -- |
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Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,006 +6.5% | $21,539 |
| 2024 | $1,884 +16.6% | $21,539 +13.3% |
| 2023 | $1,616 -0.2% | $19,010 |
| 2022 | $1,619 -31.6% | $19,010 |
| 2021 | $2,368 +0.2% | $19,010 |
| 2020 | $2,364 -3.6% | $19,010 +0.1% |
| 2019 | $2,451 +1.2% | $19,000 |
| 2018 | $2,423 | $19,000 +26.7% |
| 2017 | $2,423 +24.6% | $15,000 |
| 2016 | $1,944 +2.3% | $15,000 |
| 2015 | $1,900 +0.3% | $15,000 |
| 2014 | $1,894 | $15,000 -8.8% |
| 2013 | $1,894 -8.2% | $16,450 |
| 2012 | $2,063 +26.9% | $16,450 +19.2% |
| 2011 | $1,626 +10.2% | $13,800 |
| 2010 | $1,476 +90.6% | $13,800 |
| 2009 | $774 -0.5% | $13,800 |
| 2008 | $778 +36.6% | $13,800 +16.9% |
| 2007 | $570 +0.8% | $11,800 |
| 2006 | $565 +0.9% | $11,800 |
| 2005 | $561 +3.1% | $11,800 |
| 2004 | $544 +106.2% | $11,800 +31.1% |
| 2003 | $264 +0% | $9,000 |
| 2002 | $264 0% | $9,000 |
| 2001 | $264 +25.8% | $9,000 |
| 2000 | $210 | $9,000 |
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Neighborhood: East Fairfields
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Nearby schools
GreatSchools rating
- 5/10Melrose Elementary SchoolGrades: PK-5Distance: 0.6 mi
- 2/10Capitol Middle SchoolGrades: 6-8Distance: 0.7 mi
- 2/10Tara High SchoolGrades: 9-12Distance: 2.9 mi
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- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- Baton Rouge
- 70806
- East Fairfields
- 5656 S Leighton Dr