3 Ben Rhydding Drive, Ilkley, LS29 8AY
About 3 Ben Rhydding Drive
3 Ben Rhydding Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Ilkley (LS29 8AY). It has a recorded floor area of 262 m² (around 2820 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows an E (score 41), 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.
At 262 m² it's 18.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (221 m² median across 14 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £1,297,000 is 23.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£372/sq ft) was about 32.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,050,000 in August 2021. 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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageDouble
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
3 Ben Rhydding Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Ben Rhydding Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,297,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,050,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 August 2021Most recent
£1,050,000
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
Everything we know about 3 Ben Rhydding Drive, 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 Ben Rhydding Drive homes
On co₂ emissions, 3 Ben Rhydding Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,008
Street avg £8,036
Floor Area
262 m²
Street avg 226 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
22.0 t/year
Street avg 11.5 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.
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
50.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB