42 Main Street, Farnhill, Keighley, BD20 9BW
About 42 Main Street
42 Main Street is a two-bedroom detached house in Farnhill, Keighley, Keighley (BD20 9BW). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for tree works is awaiting a decision. At 61 m² it sits well below the postcode median (165 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer was November 2025 at £183,000 — fresh data. Today's modelled estimate of £233,000 is 27.3% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£279/sq ft) was about 40.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- GarageDetached
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
42 Main Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 15 June 2033
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Planning history
An application for tree works is currently awaiting a decision.
3 applications on record at 42 Main Street, Farnhill, Keighley, BD20 9BW
1 live now- Feb 2010Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
1 x Ash - Reduce height to below gutter level. A X Ash - Fell. 3 X Elderberry Trees - Fell. 1 X Sycamore - Fell. 1 X Sycamore - Crown lift and remove growth at base. 3 X Ash - Cut back to previous pruning points.
- Council
- SCA
- Reference
- 28/2009/10212
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksFeb 2026Decision
- Tree WorksJul 2024Decision
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Sales history & valuation
£233,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£183,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 November 2025Most recent
£183,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BD20 9BW: £640,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in BD20 9BW
1 Oakbank, Main Street, Farnhill, Keighley, BD20 9BW
Sold Dec 2025
£680,000Walters Barn, Main Street, Farnhill, Keighley, BD20 9BW
Sold Aug 2025
£640,000Dunbrewin, Main Street, Farnhill, Keighley, BD20 9BW
Sold Oct 2024
£680,000Moor Side, Main Street, Farnhill, Keighley, BD20 9BW
Sold Jan 2024
£318,000Moor Edge, Main Street, Farnhill, Keighley, BD20 9BW
Sold Aug 2023
£330,000
Versus other Main Street homes
42 Main Street is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,000
Street avg £2,784
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 155 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
143/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Milkin Hill Cottage — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Kildwick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.2dB







