73 Bradford Road, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6BU
About 73 Bradford Road
73 Bradford Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Menston, Ilkley, Ilkley (LS29 6BU). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2016. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2016–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £526,000 is 18.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£287/sq ft) was about 85.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £445,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2008.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
73 Bradford Road'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
- Jan 2008PorchOutlineIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Porch to rear of property
Extension- Reference
- 08/00381/PHH
What's in 73 Bradford Road, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6BU's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£526,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 5 years.
£445,500
Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
12 January 2022Most recent
£445,500
+18.0%over 5 years25 November 2016
£377,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS29 6BU: £385,000 (2020–2015).
Nearby sales in LS29 6BU
89 Bradford Road, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6BU
Sold Sept 2020
£450,00079 Bradford Road, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6BU
Sold Apr 2017
£486,00075 Bradford Road, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6BU
Sold Jul 2016
£385,00091 Bradford Road, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6BU
Sold Jan 2016
£261,000Apartment Three, 59 Bradford Road, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6BU
Sold Mar 2015
£250,000
Everything we know about 73 Bradford Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Bradford Road homes
73 Bradford Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,094
Street avg £2,462
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 148 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 7.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Bradford Rd Station Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Menston Primary School. 11 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
51.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB