1 Wharfeside Cottages, Leather Bank, Burley In Wharfedale, Ilkley, LS29 7HP
About 1 Wharfeside Cottages
1 Wharfeside Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Burley In Wharfedale, Ilkley, Ilkley (LS29 7HP). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since July 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 57), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 148 m² it's 29.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (114 m² median across 7 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). On the market in October 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. Across 2004–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £589,000 is 37.6% above the 2014 sale price.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 Wharfeside Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 Wharfeside Cottages has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2023AmendmentIn report
Non Material Amendment to application 20/05858/HOU : Alterations to reduce the size of window in side elevation. Alterations to the glazed end elevation, and refurbish the elevation with stone walls and glazed doors.
- Agent
- Wainwright Architects Limited
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/05858/NMA01
- Feb 2021ConservatoryFullIn report
Re-cladding and re-roofing an existing conservatory
- Agent
- Allison & MacRae Ltd
Extension- Reference
- 20/05858/HOU
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Wharfeside Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2004.
£589,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.9% per year over 10 years.
£428,000
Growth on file: 9.9% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
31 October 2014Most recent
£428,000
+154.0%over 9 years7 December 2004
£168,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS29 7HP: £299,950 (2021–2008).
Nearby sales in LS29 7HP
2 Greenholme Barn, Leather Bank, Burley In Wharfedale, Ilkley, LS29 7HP
Sold Mar 2021
£549,5003 Greenholme Cottages, Leather Bank, Burley In Wharfedale, Ilkley, LS29 7HP
Sold Feb 2019
£299,9502 Wharfeside Cottages, Leather Bank, Burley In Wharfedale, Ilkley, LS29 7HP
Sold Oct 2016
£50,000Wharfeside Bungalow, Leather Bank, Burley In Wharfedale, Ilkley, LS29 7HP
Sold Apr 2008
£662,0007 Greenholme Cottages, Leather Bank, Burley In Wharfedale, Ilkley, LS29 7HP
Sold Jan 2007
£265,000
Everything we know about 1 Wharfeside Cottages, 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 Leather Bank homes
1 Wharfeside Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,892
Street avg £3,631
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Whernside Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Askwith Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB