Sunset Drive Ilkley, Bradford
52 addresses across 3 postcodes (LS29), about 220 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 7773900.
- Sales: 50 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £540,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 30 homes have an energy certificate (C: 15, D: 11, E: 4).
- Flood: 8 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Bradford costs £2,361 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Ben Rhydding, about 600 m (0.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 470 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 79 to 85 m above sea level.
- Noise: 15 of its 52 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Ilkley & Wharfedale Medical Practice, about 820 m (0.5 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 700 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 63% of households owned their home and 34% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 36 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £540,000 | £410,000 | £670,000 |
| 2022 | 4 | £600,000 | £179,950 | £815,000 |
| 2021 | 3 | £450,000 | £365,000 | £610,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £412,500 | £407,500 | £417,500 |
| 2019 | 3 | £452,500 | £330,000 | £575,000 |
| 2017 | 3 | £385,000 | £280,000 | £470,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £339,950 | £339,950 | £339,950 |
| 2015 | 3 | £300,000 | £239,000 | £356,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £302,000 | £246,000 | £358,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £240,000 | £240,000 | £240,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | £223,250 | £219,000 | £227,500 |
| 2008 | 2 | £317,250 | £249,500 | £385,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Feb 2025 | 28 LS29 8LS | Semi-detached | £410,000 | |
| 15 Jan 2025 | 11 LS29 8LS | Semi-detached | £670,000 | |
| 4 Nov 2022 | 12 LS29 8LS | Detached | £815,000 | |
| 12 Aug 2022 | 13 LS29 8LS | Terraced | £650,000 | |
| 13 Apr 2022 | 19 LS29 8LS | Semi-detached | £550,000 | |
| 28 Jan 2022 | 43 LS29 8LS | Flat or maisonette | £179,950 | Leasehold. |
| 15 Oct 2021 | 16 LS29 8LS | Semi-detached | £610,000 | |
| 13 Oct 2021 | 22 LS29 8LS | Semi-detached | £450,000 | |
| 16 Sep 2021 | 17 LS29 8LS | Semi-detached | £365,000 | |
| 25 Sep 2020 | 14 LS29 8LS | Semi-detached | £407,500 | |
| 20 Aug 2020 | 23 LS29 8LS | Semi-detached | £417,500 | |
| 13 Sep 2019 | 27 LS29 8LS | Semi-detached | £330,000 | |
| 22 Aug 2019 | 19 LS29 8LS | Semi-detached | £452,500 | |
| 26 Jun 2019 | 11 LS29 8LS | Semi-detached | £575,000 | |
| 4 Aug 2017 | 18 LS29 8LS | Semi-detached | £470,000 | |
| 2 Aug 2017 | 23 LS29 8LS | Semi-detached | £385,000 | |
| 3 Feb 2017 | 19 LS29 8LS | Semi-detached | £280,000 | |
| 18 Mar 2016 | 30 LS29 8LS | Semi-detached | £339,950 | |
| 10 Dec 2015 | 16 LS29 8LS | Semi-detached | £300,000 | |
| 1 May 2015 | 32 LS29 8LS | Semi-detached | £239,000 | |
| 30 Apr 2015 | 35 LS29 8LS | Semi-detached | £356,000 | |
| 25 Jul 2014 | 36 LS29 8LS | Semi-detached | £358,000 | |
| 18 Jul 2014 | 24 LS29 8LS | Semi-detached | £246,000 | |
| 14 Jun 2013 | 18 LS29 8LS | Semi-detached | £240,000 | |
| 28 Nov 2012 | 31 LS29 8LS | Semi-detached | £227,500 | |
| 21 Sep 2012 | 19 LS29 8LS | Semi-detached | £219,000 | |
| 29 Apr 2008 | 36 LS29 8LS | Semi-detached | £249,500 | |
| 28 Mar 2008 | 11 LS29 8LS | Semi-detached | £385,000 | |
| 30 Nov 2007 | 32 LS29 8LS | Semi-detached | £247,495 | |
| 25 Apr 2007 | 41 LS29 8LS | Flat or maisonette | £138,000 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Apr 2006 | 3 LS29 8LS | Detached | £272,500 | |
| 10 Feb 2006 | 33 LS29 8LS | Semi-detached | £217,500 | |
| 23 Mar 2005 | 5 LS29 8LS | Detached | £345,000 | |
| 11 Mar 2005 | 13 LS29 8LS | Terraced | £265,000 | |
| 12 Aug 2004 | 11 LS29 8LS | Semi-detached | £297,500 | |
| 30 Jun 2004 | 13 LS29 8LS | Terraced | £285,000 | |
| 25 Jun 2004 | 39 LS29 8LS | Semi-detached | £176,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2004 | 35 LS29 8LS | Semi-detached | £177,500 | |
| 29 Jul 2002 | 37 LS29 8LS | Semi-detached | £108,500 | |
| 11 Dec 2001 | 41 LS29 8LS | Flat or maisonette | £21,250 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Dec 2001 | 12 LS29 8LS | Semi-detached | £180,000 | |
| 5 Oct 2001 | 9 LS29 8LS | Terraced | £185,000 | |
| 12 Jan 2000 | 25 LS29 8LS | Semi-detached | £81,500 | |
| 17 Dec 1999 | 7 LS29 8LS | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 27 Aug 1999 | 25 LS29 8LS | Semi-detached | £83,000 | |
| 8 Sep 1998 | 9 LS29 8LS | Terraced | £118,000 | |
| 23 Jul 1998 | 24 LS29 8LS | Semi-detached | £95,500 | |
| 21 May 1998 | 23 LS29 8LS | Semi-detached | £67,500 | |
| 28 Nov 1997 | 25 LS29 8LS | Semi-detached | £75,000 | |
| 21 Apr 1997 | 9 LS29 8LS | Terraced | £100,000 |
Energy performance certificates
30 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 118 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (18); Flat (7); House, mid-terrace (4). Built: 1930-1949 (15); 1950-1966 (9); before 1900 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (20); rented (social) (5); rented (private) (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (11 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Bradford in 2026-27: Band D £2,361 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,574 | £1,836 | £2,098 | £2,361 | £2,885 | £3,410 | £3,935 | £4,721 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (35% of about 920 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Bolling Road, Ilkley, permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- Railway Road. Mayfield Road, Ilkley, permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 11 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 43 homes the Environment Agency counts, 6 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 6 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| LS29 8LS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| LS29 8LW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| LS29 8NL | not in 2 or 3 | 6 / 1 / 10 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 52 addresses are between 79 m and 85 m above sea level (82 m on average); the ground rises about 6 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS29 8LS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LS29 8LW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LS29 8NL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ben Rhydding 219,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Ilkley 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Burley-In-Wharfedale 607,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 33 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Leeds Rd Mayfield Avenue Ben Rhydding | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Ilkley Bus Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ilkley Lido GeniePoint | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 11.8 km (7.3 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ilkley & Wharfedale Medical Practice | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Springs Lane - Pharmacy Plus Health | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Portman Smile Clinic Ilkley | 130 m |
| Hospital | Coronation Hospital | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police - Ilkley Police Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,930 m² | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 410 m² | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Backstone Beck Allotment Gardens 1.7 ha | 240 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Site of Roman Fort, Ilkley., a scheduled monument, 1.2 km (0.8 miles) west. 12 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Site of Roman Fort, Ilkley. | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Cup and Ring marked rock known as the Hanging Stone Rock | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Two fragments of carved bedrock east of Crocodile Rock, near west end of Hangingstones Quarry | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Ilkley Memorial Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Heathcote, Ilkley | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Beanlands Island | Island | 290 m north |
| Hudson's Wood | Wood | 600 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Cromwheel | Lake or reservoir | 810 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Rocky Valley | Valley | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Ellishaw Slack | Wetland | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 13 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 37 | 52 |
15 of the street's 52 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Bradford: see them on the Bradford page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 340 m | Good (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ben Rhydding Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 450 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ashlands Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 530 m (0.3 miles) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Ilkley Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 900 m (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| All Saints' CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Chinese Takeaway LS29 8LL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 150 m | 5 Very good | 13 Nov 2025 |
| Premier Ilkley Convenience Store LS29 8NT | Retailers - other | 190 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 1 May 2025 |
| The Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Ilkley LS29 8NL | School/college/university | 220 m | 5 Very good | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Stepping Stones Self Serve LS29 8NF | Retailers - other | 320 m | 5 Very good | 30 Aug 2022 |
| Hollygarth Social Club (Wet sales) LS29 8LY | Pub/bar/nightclub | 330 m | 5 Very good | 17 Mar 2024 |
| The Play Station LS29 8QT | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 30 Oct 2025 |
| Methodist Homes Retirement Living LS29 8PF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 28 Oct 2025 |
| FM Catering Services at Ben Rhydding Primary School LS29 8QH | School/college/university | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 4 Feb 2026 |
| Ben Rhydding Preschool Playgroup LS29 8QH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 5 Feb 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 16 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Colbert Avenue (6); On or near Low Beck (4); On or near Rombald'S View (4); On or near The Crescent (4); On or near Valley Road (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 63% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | under 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- LS29 8LS: 49 addresses of 52 in the postcode
- LS29 8LW: 2 addresses of 8 in the postcode
- LS29 8NL: 1 address of 43 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Blackthorn Road · Valley Road · Rombald's View · Mayfield Gardens · Hampshire Close · Mayfield Close · Low Beck · Woodlands · Grange Avenue · Rhyddings Gardens · Mayfield Avenue · Colbert Avenue
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.