Owlwood, Owler Park Road, Ilkley, LS29 0BG
About Owlwood
Owlwood is a four-bedroom detached house in Ilkley (LS29 0BG). It has a recorded floor area of 205 m² (around 2207 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£499/sq ft) was about 106.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2022 for £1,100,000. 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
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Owlwood's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a porch application was refused at Owlwood in 2024.
- Feb 2025ConditionsIn report
Submission of details required by Conditions 4 (materials) and 5 (surface water drainage) of planning approval 24/02521/HOU
- Agent
- PH Architecture
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/02521/SUB01
- Sept 2024PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single-storey rear extension, front porch, replacement front bay window with balcony above, replacement of rear door with window, removal of central chimney, new windows to all elevations, stone garden wall to rear, enlargement of front patio area, detached garage to front and widened driveway
- Agent
- PH Architecture
ExtensionNew Windows- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/02521/HOU
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Owlwood
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,159,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,100,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 November 2022Most recent
£1,100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS29 0BG: £946,500 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in LS29 0BG
83 Owler Park Road, Ilkley, LS29 0BG
Sold Aug 2024
£895,000Owler House, Owler Park Road, Ilkley, LS29 0BG
Sold Jun 2024
£1,800,000High Springs, Flat 4, Owler Park Road, Ilkley, LS29 0BG
Sold Jan 2024
£950,00021 Owler Park Road, Ilkley, LS29 0BG
Sold Sept 2020
£775,000Scandale, Owler Park Road, Ilkley, LS29 0BG
Sold Aug 2020
£946,500
Everything we know about Owlwood, 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 Owler Park Road homes
EPC Rating for Owlwood lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,366
Street avg £3,557
Floor Area
205 m²
Street avg 264 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 8.5 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
0.8 km
Victoria Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 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
44.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB