4 Bleach Mill Lane, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6HE
About 4 Bleach Mill Lane
4 Bleach Mill Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Menston, Ilkley, Ilkley (LS29 6HE). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Other recorded features include notable views. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 68 m² it sits well below the postcode median (122 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £444,000 is 11% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£546/sq ft) was about 172.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £400,000. 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
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a loft conversion application was refused at 4 Bleach Mill Lane in 2024.
- Jul 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Two storey side extension, single storey rear extension and associated patio and steps
- Agent
- Flinn Architecture
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/01790/HOU
- Mar 2024Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extension, porch and hip-to-gable loft conversion with rear dormer
- Agent
- Flinn Architecture
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00124/HOU
What's in 4 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.
£444,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£400,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 December 2022Most recent
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS29 6HE: £540,000 (2021–2015).
Nearby sales in LS29 6HE
1 Bleach Mill Lane, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6HE
Sold Dec 2021
£621,27512 Bleach Mill Lane, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6HE
Sold Sept 2021
£367,5878 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 4 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
4 Bleach Mill Lane outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,882
Street avg £2,920
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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