2 Carters Lane, Middleton, Ilkley, LS29 0DQ

2 Carters Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Middleton, Ilkley, Ilkley (LS29 0DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (April 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 93 m² it sits well below the postcode median (144 m² across 10 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. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £494,000 is 36.5% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£362/sq ft) was about 26.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (April 2017).