45 Brooklands Lane, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6PL
About 45 Brooklands Lane
45 Brooklands Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Menston, Ilkley, Ilkley (LS29 6PL). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1500 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since November 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £442,000 sits 167.9% above the 2001 sale of £165,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£110/sq ft) was about 53.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 139 m² it's 25.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 20 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
45 Brooklands Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Mar 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
45 Brooklands Lane has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2013ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Construction of rear extension to create an additional bedroom and extend kitchen
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/04556/HOU
What's in 45 Brooklands Lane, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6PL's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
45 Brooklands Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£442,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£165,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 November 2001Most recent
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS29 6PL: £373,000 (2024–2020).
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
£373,00031 Brooklands Lane, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6PL
Sold Jul 2020
£312,50055 Brooklands Lane, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6PL
Sold Jul 2019
£394,000
Everything we know about 45 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
Floor Area for 45 Brooklands Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,184
Street avg £2,912
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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