79 Main Street, Burley In Wharfedale, Ilkley, LS29 7BU
About 79 Main Street
79 Main Street is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Burley In Wharfedale, Ilkley, Ilkley (LS29 7BU). It has a recorded floor area of 221 m² (around 2379 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
At 221 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£303/sq ft) was about 43.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £720,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
79 Main Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
79 Main Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 79 Main Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£771,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 17 years.
£720,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
14 June 2021Most recent
£720,000
+111.8%over 16 years26 August 2004
£340,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS29 7BU: £310,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in LS29 7BU
81 Main Street, Burley In Wharfedale, Ilkley, LS29 7BU
Sold Dec 2023
£310,00075 Main Street, Burley In Wharfedale, Ilkley, LS29 7BU
Sold Dec 2021
£315,00091a, Main Street, Burley In Wharfedale, Ilkley, LS29 7BU
Sold Jun 2021
£399,50085a, Main Street, Burley In Wharfedale, Ilkley, LS29 7BU
Sold Jan 2021
£195,00083 Main Street, Burley In Wharfedale, Ilkley, LS29 7BU
Sold Aug 2017
£295,000
Everything we know about 79 Main Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Main Street homes
Floor Area for 79 Main Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,258
Street avg £2,643
Floor Area
221 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.7 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
Grange Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Burley Oaks Primary School. 5 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
53.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB