17 Ben Rhydding Drive, Ilkley, LS29 8AY
About 17 Ben Rhydding Drive
17 Ben Rhydding Drive is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Ilkley (LS29 8AY). It has a recorded floor area of 232 m² (around 2497 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in December 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £990,000 sits 296% above the 1998 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£100/sq ft) was about 65% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
17 Ben Rhydding Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Aug 2018DemolitionFullIn report
Demolition of existing garage and porch to rear and construction of new garage and extension to rear
- Agent
- Overton Architects
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/02699/HOU
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
17 Ben Rhydding Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£990,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£250,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 December 1998Most recent
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS29 8AY: £949,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in LS29 8AY
6 Ben Rhydding Drive, Ilkley, LS29 8AY
Sold Nov 2024
£11,000,0009 Ben Rhydding Drive, Ilkley, LS29 8AY
Sold Nov 2023
£880,0007 Ben Rhydding Drive, Ilkley, LS29 8AY
Sold Sept 2022
£949,0001a, Ben Rhydding Drive, Ilkley, LS29 8AY
Sold Aug 2022
£795,00025 Ben Rhydding Drive, Ilkley, LS29 8AY
Sold Apr 2022
£1,400,000
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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 Ben Rhydding Drive homes
17 Ben Rhydding Drive is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,078
Street avg £8,262
Floor Area
232 m²
Street avg 229 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 12.1 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
0.2 km
Bolling Road Wheatley Ln — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Ben Rhydding Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB