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7 Ben Rhydding Drive, Ilkley, LS29 8AY

5 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
11
From EPC
Floor area
313 m²
3369 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 40
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 7 Ben Rhydding Drive

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

7 Ben Rhydding Drive is a semi-detached house in Ilkley (LS29 8AY). It has a recorded floor area of 313 m² (around 3369 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.

At 313 m² the property is well over the postcode median (221 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,186,000 is 25% above the 2022 sale price. Last sale on file: £949,000 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

7 Ben Rhydding Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
22.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Ben Rhydding Drive, Ilkley, LS29 8AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A recent planning application at 7 Ben Rhydding Drive was refused — worth checking the council file.

  1. Oct 2023
    ExtensionConditions
    In report

    Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 22/04041/HOU: To substitute drawings to show minor design changes to rear extension and remove proposal for (i) detached car port and (ii) car parking to front garden

    Agent
    Pearce Bottomley Architects
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    23/03254/HVC
    View planning record
  2. Nov 2022
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Construction of replacement single storey rear extension and construction of double garage in rear garden

    Agent
    Pearce Bottomley Architects
    Documents
    14 docs on file
    Reference
    22/04041/HOU
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£1,186,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£949,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 September 2022Most recent

    £949,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LS29 8AY: £880,000 (2024–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Ben Rhydding Drive homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 7 Ben Rhydding Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,032

Street avg £8,112

Below

Floor Area

313 m²

Street avg 223 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

11 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

22.0 t/year

Street avg 11.5 t/year

Strongly below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£1.5m

1 Ben Rhydding Drive

LS29 8AY

5 bed2 bath
£937k

1 Constable Road

LS29 8RW

£933k

1 Briarfield Close

LS29 8TX

5 bed3 bath
£786k

1 Craiglands Gardens

LS29 8UX

£750k

1 Belle Vue

LS29 8TA

£744k

1 Craiglands Park

LS29 8SX

4 bed2 bath
£742k

1 Connaught Road

LS29 8QW

4 bed
£736k

1 Cheltenham Fold

LS29 8FG

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.
Full Ilkley report

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LS29 8AY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LS29 8AY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LS29 8AY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.5dB

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 7 Ben Rhydding Drive, Ilkley, LS29 8AY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.