Clifford House, Gill Bank Road, Ilkley, LS29 0AU

Clifford House is a seven-bedroom detached house in Ilkley (LS29 0AU). It has a recorded floor area of 452 m² (around 4865 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views and a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 452 m² the property is well over the postcode median (189 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £1,960,000 sits 58.7% above the 2012 sale of £1,235,000. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in July 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.