45 Croft Way, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6LT
About 45 Croft Way
45 Croft Way is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Menston, Ilkley, Ilkley (LS29 6LT). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £464,000 is 10.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£394/sq ft) was about 81.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £419,950. 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
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff street
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2018Garage ConversionFullIn report
Conversion of garage to utility room, hardstanding and extension to existing dormer window
- Agent
- OWLarchitecture.com
Extension- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00924/HOU
- Jan 2004Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Extension to side of property and conversion of garage to family room
Extension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 03/04633/FUL
What's in 45 Croft Way, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6LT's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 45 Croft Way was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£464,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 26 years.
£419,950
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
16 September 2021Most recent
£419,950
+431.6%over 26 years24 April 1995
£79,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS29 6LT: £371,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in LS29 6LT
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Versus other Croft Way homes
On price per m², 45 Croft Way stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,242
Street avg £2,724
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
0.3 km
St Peters Way Menston Primary School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Menston Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB