31 Grove Road, Ilkley, LS29 9PF
About 31 Grove Road
31 Grove Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Ilkley (LS29 9PF). It has a recorded floor area of 271 m² (around 2917 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since April 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £1,083,000 sits 95.1% above the 2004 sale of £555,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£190/sq ft) was about 36.6% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 271 m² it's 27.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (213 m² median across 5 EPCs).
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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
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
31 Grove Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
31 Grove Road has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Jun 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Silver Birch - reduce by approx 50% leaving approx 4m crown spread and approx 7m tall T2 Conifer - Reduce by approx a quarter leaving height approx 7-8m tall T3 Conifer - Reduce by approx a quarter leaving approx 6m tall T4 Prunus - Reduce by approx half leaving a crown spread of 2m
- Agent
- Heley Tree Care
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01693/CPN
- May 2017Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Lawson Cypress - FellT2 Lawson Cypress - Height reduction to 4-6MT3 Silver Birch - Fell (reduction is not)
- Agent
- Craven Forestry Ltd
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/02863/CPN
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
31 Grove Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,083,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£555,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 April 2004Most recent
£555,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS29 9PF: £680,000 (2023–2015).
Nearby sales in LS29 9PF
Everything we know about 31 Grove 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 Grove Road homes
On price per m², 31 Grove Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,048
Street avg £3,579
Floor Area
271 m²
Street avg 250 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 15.0 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
Wilton Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
All Saints' CofE Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB