Detached
£825,845
73% above the Ilkley average
21.1% of sales
What is the average house price in Ilkley? £478,543
The average house price in Ilkley is £478,543, based on 239 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 1.7% (£8,082) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −1.7%
- Sold in 12 months
- 239
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Ilkley?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£534,984
12% above the Ilkley average
23.5% of sales
Terraced
£390,605
18% below the Ilkley average
25.0% of sales
Flats
£261,936
45% below the Ilkley average
30.3% of sales
Are house prices in Ilkley going up or down?
House prices in Ilkley are falling: down 1.7% (£8,082) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 32.5% (£117,370).
Past 12 months
−1.7%
−£8,082From £486,625 to £478,543
£502,670£478,543
Past 10 years
+32.5%
+£117,370From £361,173 to £478,543
£542,903£347,967
Quick answers for Ilkley
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£658,826
Highest average, reached in February 2023
How many homes sold?
239
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Flats
30.3% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
30.8% of sales
How many people live in Ilkley?
15,027
2,057 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Ilkley?
6,729
921 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Ilkley?
38 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 62% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 5.3 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
3.0% of the area · 9 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Ilkley?
43 crimes per 1,000 residents
Typical · −16.8% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Typical, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How does Ilkley rank?
1st most expensive area of Bradford.
Compared with 21 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Ilkley?
The highest recorded sale prices in Ilkley, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
wheatley chase ben rhydding drive, west yorkshire
£3,750,000
Sold October 2022
View house details
How do house prices in Ilkley compare with nearby areas?
Ilkley compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Bradford.
Ilkley vs Burley
- Ilkley
- £478,543
- Burley
- £460,518−£18,025
Open comparison
Ilkley vs Addingham
- Ilkley
- £478,543
- Addingham
- £465,863−£12,680
Open comparison
Ilkley vs Menston
- Ilkley
- £478,543
- Menston
- £472,879−£5,664
Open comparison
Ilkley vs Silsden
- Ilkley
- £478,543
- Silsden
- £249,699−£228,844
Open comparison
Ilkley vs Bingley
- Ilkley
- £478,543
- Bingley
- £264,249−£214,294
Open comparison
Ilkley vs Baildon
- Ilkley
- £478,543
- Baildon
- £300,073−£178,470
Open comparison
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:28 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Ilkley dataset covers 919 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.