20 Croft Drive, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6LX
About 20 Croft Drive
20 Croft Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Menston, Ilkley, Ilkley (LS29 6LX). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since May 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
Across 2012–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£412/sq ft) was about 57.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2022 for £368,000. 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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Solar panelsYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
20 Croft Drive has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£404,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 9 years.
£368,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
25 March 2022Most recent
£368,000
+62.1%over 9 years25 October 2012
£227,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS29 6LX: £315,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in LS29 6LX
14 Croft Drive, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6LX
Sold Jul 2025
£375,0008 Croft Drive, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6LX
Sold Mar 2025
£315,0004 Croft Drive, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6LX
Sold Jun 2021
£297,5003 Croft Drive, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6LX
Sold May 2021
£362,5006 Croft Drive, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6LX
Sold Feb 2021
£300,000
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Versus other Croft Drive homes
20 Croft Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,434
Street avg £3,155
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
0.2 km
St Peters Way Menston Primary School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Menston Primary School. 9 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
49.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB