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5 Brooklands Lane, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6PL

4 sales on record4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathroom
1
Floor area
98 m²
1053 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 35
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Brooklands Lane

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

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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • ConservatoryYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-facing
  • GarageDouble
Energy

Energy performance

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

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

A
B
C
D
E
F
F35
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Brooklands Lane, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6PL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Brooklands Lane has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.

  1. Feb 2018
    PorchFull
    In report

    Replacement front porch

    Extension
    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    18/00087/HOU
    View planning record
  2. Aug 2015
    ExtensionOutline
    In 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
    View planning record

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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

5 Brooklands Lane has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.

Current estimate

£554,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 12 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2014)

£430,000

Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 12 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 June 2014Most recent

    £430,000

    +49.3%over 4 years
  2. 8 April 2010

    £288,000

    +22.6%over 6 years
  3. 5 April 2004

    £235,000

    +36.6%over 1 year
  4. 3 July 2002

    £172,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LS29 6PL: £373,000 (2024–2020).

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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.

5 Brooklands Lane is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£4,397

Street avg £2,752

Strongly above

Floor Area

98 m²

Street avg 115 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

7.2 t/year

Street avg 5.4 t/year

Strongly below
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 5 Brooklands Lane, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6PL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.