Lime Tree Cottage, Bleach Mill Lane, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6HE

Lime Tree Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Menston, Ilkley, Ilkley (LS29 6HE). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 145 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2010–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £777,000 is 30.6% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£381/sq ft) was about 122.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (June 2015).