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31 Brooklands Lane, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6PL

4 sales on record4 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
88 m²
947 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 31 Brooklands Lane

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

31 Brooklands Lane is a semi-detached house in Menston, Ilkley, Ilkley (LS29 6PL). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sold July 2020 for £312,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 88 m² it's 25.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (118 m² median across 20 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £412,000 is 31.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£330/sq ft) was about 41.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Oct 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 31 Brooklands Lane, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6PL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

31 Brooklands Lane has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

  1. Feb 2025
    PorchFull
    In report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    Two storey side and rear extension reducing to a single storey rear extension; single storey front extension with porch

    Extension
    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    24/04819/HOU
    View planning record
  2. Jul 2024
    PorchFull
    In report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    Two storey side and rear extension reducing to a single storey rear extension; single storey front extension with porch

    Extension
    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    24/01841/HOU
    View planning record

What's in 31 Brooklands Lane, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6PL's planning history?

2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.

Current estimate

£412,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 18 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2020)

£312,500

Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 July 2020Most recent

    £312,500

    -1.6%
  2. 23 July 2020

    £317,500

    +14.2%over 4 years
  3. 28 January 2016

    £278,000

    +93.1%over 13 years
  4. 15 November 2002

    £144,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LS29 6PL: £394,000 (2024–2019).

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On the street

Versus other Brooklands Lane homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 31 Brooklands Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,551

Street avg £2,794

Strongly above

Floor Area

88 m²

Street avg 115 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

Strongly above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Ilkley district page.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Menston Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.7 km

Menston Primary School. 12 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LS29 6PL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 31 Brooklands Lane, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6PL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.