1a, Church View, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6EX
About 1a
1a is a semi-detached house in Menston, Ilkley, Ilkley (LS29 6EX). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.
At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (137 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Know exactly what you're buying at 1a
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2013Change of UseFullIn report
Retention of change of use from ancillary residential use to holiday accommodation
- Agent
- Rollinson Planning Consultancy
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/01546/FUL
- Mar 2013ConditionsIn report
Variation of condition 4 of permission 10/03839/HOU dated 05/11/2010: Alterations to ancillary residential building
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/00247/VOC
What's in 1a, Church View, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6EX's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£228,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS29 6EX: £115,000 (2011–1999).
Everything we know about 1a, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
- Am I paying too much?
- Is something wrong with it?
- Is the agent's story true?
- Will it hold its value?
Versus other Church View homes
EPC Rating for 1a lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 130 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 7.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.3 km
St Peters Way Menston Primary School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Menston Primary School. 8 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
47.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB