What kind of home is 3 Croft Drive, LS29 6LX?

3 Croft Drive, LS29 6LX is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What did 3 Croft Drive, LS29 6LX sell for?

3 Croft Drive, LS29 6LX last sold for £362,500 in May 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £290,000 in May 2017, so prices have been rising over 4 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 3 Croft Drive, LS29 6LX?

Across 2 sales between May 2017 and May 2021, 3 Croft Drive, LS29 6LX rose from £290,000 to £362,500, a change of £72,500. That works out to roughly +5.7% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 3 Croft Drive, LS29 6LX have?

The current EPC rating for 3 Croft Drive, LS29 6LX is C with a score of 69 out of 100, lodged in May 2024. It has improved from a D recorded in July 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 3 Croft Drive, LS29 6LX?

3 Croft Drive, LS29 6LX has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (1,184 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 28% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in LS29 6LX. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 3 Croft Drive, LS29 6LX use?

The latest EPC at 3 Croft Drive, LS29 6LX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 3 Croft Drive, LS29 6LX?

3 Croft Drive, LS29 6LX is in council tax band D.

Which area is 3 Croft Drive, LS29 6LX in?

3 Croft Drive, LS29 6LX sits in Menston, Ilkley, Ilkley. It falls within the LS29 postcode district.

Is 3 Croft Drive, LS29 6LX in a safe area?

Police records around 3 Croft Drive, LS29 6LX show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 9 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 28% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 3 Croft Drive, LS29 6LX?

The closest primary school to 3 Croft Drive, LS29 6LX is Menston Primary School (298m), one of 7 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy (1.5km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 3 Croft Drive, LS29 6LX?

The closest bus stop to 3 Croft Drive, LS29 6LX is St Peters Way Menston Primary School, 219m away. The nearest rail option is Menston Rail Station, 436m away.

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3 Croft Drive, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6LX

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

110 m²

1184 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 69

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 3 Croft Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

3 Croft Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Menston, Ilkley, Ilkley (LS29 6LX). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in July 2016 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 110 m² it's 27.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 9 EPCs). Across 2017–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £446,000 is 23% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£306/sq ft) was about 16.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2021 for £362,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

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Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes

Outside

GarageYes

Building

Previously extendedYes
RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

May 2024

EPC Rating

C69

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

May 2024from Jul 2016

EPC improved fromD60toC69

Heating Controls

FullProg + TRVs

Heating controls changed

Windows

AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Wall Insulation

UninsulatedInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Roof Insulation

InsulatedWell Insulated

Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels

Low Energy Lighting

0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Croft Drive, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6LX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Croft Drive has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£446,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£362,500

Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

26 May 2021Most recent
£362,500
+25.0%over 4 years
10 May 2017
£290,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LS29 6LX: £315,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in LS29 6LX

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On the street

Versus other Croft Drive homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

3 Croft Drive outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,295

Street avg £3,297

On par

Floor Area

110 m²

Street avg 89 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.3 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LS29 6LX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LS29 6LX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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