5 Wharfe View Road, Ilkley, LS29 8DY
About 5 Wharfe View Road
5 Wharfe View Road is a mid-terrace house in Ilkley (LS29 8DY). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
At 102 m² it sits well below the postcode median (151 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£373/sq ft) was about 101.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2024 at £410,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history at 5 Wharfe View Road is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- May 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Sycamore, Remove stem epicormic growth. Remove 2 secondary branches. Prune back upper southern canopy encroaching number 7 removing to clear building by 3m. Thin canopy 10%, removing secondary lateral growth only around the outer density of the crown.
- Agent
- RWC Tree Surgeons
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/01296/CPN
- Jul 2017Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Sycamore, Fell to ground level and re-plant a replacement
- Agent
- JCP Arboriculture Ltd
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/04124/CPN
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Wharfe View Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£449,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£410,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 August 2024Most recent
£410,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS29 8DY: £389,000 (2021–2014).
Nearby sales in LS29 8DY
Everything we know about 5 Wharfe View Road, 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 Wharfe View Road homes
5 Wharfe View Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,020
Street avg £2,118
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 155 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 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
Leeds Rd Little Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Ashlands Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB