Summerwood House, Gill Bank Road, Ilkley, LS29 0AU
About Summerwood House
Summerwood House is a five-bedroom detached house in Ilkley (LS29 0AU). It has a recorded floor area of 312 m² (around 3358 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average. Other recorded features include a balcony.
At 312 m² the property is well over the postcode median (189 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,565,000 is 12.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£415/sq ft) was about 49.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2022 for £1,395,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble, Integral
- BalconyYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Summerwood House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history at Summerwood House is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- May 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
S3 Willow - Fell T2 Cypress - Fell G4 3x Sycamore - Reduce lower lateral spread, by removal of end loading only, towards properties on either side. Removing 3m max end loading only to appropriate forks, 3m remaining. Cut back overhang from lawn/garden area and neighbours conservatory.
- Agent
- RWC Tree Surgeons
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00418/TPO
- Mar 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Holly and saplings - Fell S2 Beech - Fell
- Agent
- RWC Tree Surgeons
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/01158/CPN
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Summerwood House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,565,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 19 years.
£1,395,000
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
12 June 2022Most recent
£1,395,000
+38.1%over 5 years25 November 2016
£1,010,000
+26.3%over 13 years14 November 2003
£800,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS29 0AU: £836,500 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in LS29 0AU
South Close, Gill Bank Road, Ilkley, LS29 0AU
Sold Nov 2024
£1,100,000Oak Ghyll, Flat 2, Gill Bank Road, Ilkley, LS29 0AU
Sold Jul 2024
£442,00036 Gill Bank Road, Ilkley, LS29 0AU
Sold Mar 2022
£835,00045 Gill Bank Road, Ilkley, LS29 0AU
Sold Mar 2021
£836,50025 Gill Bank Road, Ilkley, LS29 0AU
Sold Feb 2021
£1,270,000
Everything we know about Summerwood House, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Gill Bank Road homes
On years held, Summerwood House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,471
Street avg £3,798
Floor Area
312 m²
Street avg 233 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 9.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Rupert Road Gilstead Wy — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
All Saints' CofE Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB