5 Brooklands Lane, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6PL
About 5 Brooklands Lane
5 Brooklands Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Menston, Ilkley, Ilkley (LS29 6PL). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1053 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2009) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 57), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 98 m² it's 16.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (118 m² median across 20 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On the market in June 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. 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. Across 2002–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £554,000 is 28.8% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£408/sq ft) was about 71.3% 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
5 Brooklands Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Nov 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Brooklands Lane has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Feb 2018PorchFullIn report
Replacement front porch
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00087/HOU
- Aug 2015ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Construction of single storey rear extension
- Agent
- MAS Design Con. (Domestic) Ltd
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/02453/CLP
What's in 5 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
5 Brooklands Lane has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£554,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 12 years.
£430,000
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
26 June 2014Most recent
£430,000
+49.3%over 4 years8 April 2010
£288,000
+22.6%over 6 years5 April 2004
£235,000
+36.6%over 1 year3 July 2002
£172,000
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 5 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
5 Brooklands Lane is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,397
Street avg £2,752
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 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