2 Cardan Drive, Ilkley, LS29 8PH
About 2 Cardan Drive
2 Cardan Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Ilkley (LS29 8PH). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2022); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £405,000 is 11% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£390/sq ft) was about 75.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £365,000 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2024PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extension, internal alterations and construction of porch
- Agent
- MAS Design Consultants Ltd
Extension- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00090/HOU
- Oct 2023PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extension, internal alterations and construction of porch
- Agent
- MAS Design Consultants Ltd
Extension- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/03435/HOU
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Cardan Drive has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£405,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 26 years.
£365,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
14 September 2022Most recent
£365,000
+400.0%over 26 years28 May 1996
£73,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS29 8PH: £400,000 (2024–2022).
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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 Cardan Drive homes
Price per m² for 2 Cardan Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,195
Street avg £3,355
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
0.1 km
Ben Rhydding Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Ben Rhydding Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB