8 Bleach Mill Lane, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6HE
About 8 Bleach Mill Lane
8 Bleach Mill Lane is a semi-detached house in Menston, Ilkley, Ilkley (LS29 6HE). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
At 71 m² it sits well below the postcode median (122 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £360,000 is 12.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£419/sq ft) was about 108.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £320,000 in June 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
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A partial demolition application was refused at 8 Bleach Mill Lane in 2023.
- Jun 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Two-storey side extension reducing to single-storey to rear/side, single-storey front extension and enlargement of patio to rear
- Agent
- Brewsterbye Architects
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/01010/HOU
- Oct 2023DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Part single part double storey side and rear extension with associated landscaping works. Including for the demolition of existing double garage, out building and existing lean to extension
- Agent
- Brewsterbye Architects
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/03095/HOU
What's in 8 Bleach Mill Lane, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6HE's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£360,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£320,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 June 2021Most recent
£320,000
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
£621,27512 Bleach Mill Lane, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6HE
Sold Sept 2021
£367,587West 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 8 Bleach Mill Lane, in one report
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Versus other Bleach Mill Lane homes
8 Bleach Mill Lane is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£4,507
Street avg £3,092
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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