31 Brooklands Lane, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6PL
About 31 Brooklands Lane
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.
Know exactly what you're buying at 31 Brooklands Lane
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Oct 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
31 Brooklands Lane has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Feb 2025PorchFullIn 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
- Jul 2024PorchFullIn 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
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.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£412,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 18 years.
£312,500
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
30 July 2020Most recent
£312,500
-1.6%23 July 2020
£317,500
+14.2%over 4 years28 January 2016
£278,000
+93.1%over 13 years15 November 2002
£144,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS29 6PL: £394,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in LS29 6PL
3 Brooklands Lane, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6PL
Sold Dec 2024
£530,00041 Brooklands Lane, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6PL
Sold Apr 2023
£418,00067 Brooklands Lane, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6PL
Sold Mar 2023
£373,00055 Brooklands Lane, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6PL
Sold Jul 2019
£394,00027 Brooklands Lane, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6PL
Sold Jul 2019
£285,000
Everything we know about 31 Brooklands Lane, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Brooklands Lane homes
CO₂ Emissions for 31 Brooklands Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,551
Street avg £2,794
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
0.1 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB