12 Bleach Mill Lane, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6HE
About 12 Bleach Mill Lane
12 Bleach Mill Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Menston, Ilkley, Ilkley (LS29 6HE). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 81 m² it sits well below the postcode median (122 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 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 £408,000 is 11% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£422/sq ft) was about 110.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £367,587 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Replacement porch, two-storey side and rear extension and raised deck to rear
- Agent
- Studio91 Architecture Ltd
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/01091/HOU
What's in 12 Bleach Mill Lane, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6HE'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.
£408,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£367,587
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 September 2021Most recent
£367,587
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS29 6HE: £540,000 (2022–2015).
Nearby sales in LS29 6HE
4 Bleach Mill Lane, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6HE
Sold Dec 2022
£400,0001 Bleach Mill Lane, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6HE
Sold Dec 2021
£621,2758 Bleach Mill Lane, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6HE
Sold Jun 2021
£320,000West End, Bleach Mill Lane, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6HE
Sold Jun 2018
£540,000Lime Tree Cottage, Bleach Mill Lane, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6HE
Sold Jun 2015
£595,000
Everything we know about 12 Bleach Mill Lane, 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 Bleach Mill Lane homes
Price per m² for 12 Bleach Mill Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,538
Street avg £3,088
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
0.7 km
St Peters Way Menston Primary School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Menston Primary School. 6 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
44.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB