Gilstead, Flat 2, 17 Rupert Road, Ilkley, LS29 0AQ

Gilstead is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Ilkley (LS29 0AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. At 103 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 3 units on EPC record in Gilstead, where floor areas span 67–106 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (63 versus a worst of 54). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

At 103 m² it sits well below the postcode median (149 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2021–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 27.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£400/sq ft) was about 41.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £443,728. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.