Ilkley, West Yorkshire · LS29
Springs Lane
Guide price
A smartly presented and easily managed one bedroom apartment in this popular and very conveniently located retirement development close to the town centre, transport links and medical centre.
The home, in the agent’s words
- Retirement apartment for the over 60s
- Easily managed one bedroom apartment
- Lifts to all floors
- Use of communal lounge and gardens
- House manager and 24-hour emergency care line
- Excellent location close to Ilkley town centre
Read the full agent description
This welcoming one-bedroom apartment offers ideal retirement living in this most convenient location. The accommodation briefly comprises of a communal entrance hall with both lift and stair access.
On entering the apartment there is a hallway with useful storage cupboard, shower room, sitting room, a separate kitchen and a double bedroom, and the property enjoys use of the pleasant communal gardens to the rear.
Carnegie Court was developed by retirement specialists McCarthy & Stone Developments Ltd and has been very thoughtfully designed for the needs of the retired. The location on Springs Lane is extremely convenient being within just a few hundred yards of Ilkley town centre, railway and bus station. The medical centre is opposite whilst the town centre offers an excellent range of shops, restaurants, supermarkets, tea rooms and general amenities. Regular commuter rail services are available to Leeds/Bradford city centres from Ilkley railway station, as are buses to surrounding towns. The town also boasts a wide range of recreational and cultural facilities and there are many social activities available for senior citizens available from the popular Clarke Foley Centre. Ilkley has some delightful parks and riverside gardens, is surrounded by magnificent countryside and moorland and is only some 6 miles away from the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
The apartment benefits from a 24 hour emergency care line response system, a secure video door entry system, electrical heating and double glazing. Carnegie Court has lifts to all floors and the communal amenities include a residents' day lounge, laundry, bookable guest bedroom suite and the services of a house manager.
Agents Notes:
Tenure:
Leasehold
Terms of Lease: 125 years from 1 July 1999
Half yearly service charge as at May 2026: £1,846.51 (£3,693.02 per annum).
Half yearly ground rent for Sep 2025 – Feb 2026 was: £339.79 (£679.58 per annum).
Residents must be aged over 60.
Local Authority & Council Tax Band:
The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Council Tax Band C
Services:
Mains water, electricity and drainage installed with electric heating. There is no gas connection to the property.
Parking:
Residents need to apply for a parking space in the car park which is subject to availability.
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Getting about
0.3 milesto Ilkley Rail Station
Approximate straight-line distance · DfT NaPTAN · 13 Sept 2026Background air quality
- Fine particles · PM₂.₅
- 6.0 µg/m³ · Above the WHO guideline · well within the UK legal limit
- Nitrogen dioxide · NO₂
- 6.5 µg/m³ · Meets the WHO guideline
Annual background levels. For scale: the WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ for PM₂.₅ and 10 for NO₂; the UK legal limit is 20 and 40. Lower is better; this is a 1 km model, not a reading at the door.
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