Ilkley, West Yorkshire · LS29
Gill Bank Road
Guide price
A wonderful opportunity to acquire a substantial period home within the heart of Ilkley’s prime residential area. Offering extensive seven bedroom accommodation, planned over three floors and commanding delightful views to the south across lawned gardens towards the dramatic moors beyond town.
Space, character and style, extending to around approximately 4700 sq ft.
The home, in the agent’s words
- Detached period home
- Sought after location
- Generous accommodation over three floors
- Four reception rooms and seven bedrooms
- Southerly facing garden and far reaching views
- Garage and gated driveway
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Accommodation Summary
Elegant Hall with Cloakroom off; Living Room with Broad splay bay and lovely southerly views; Conservatory/Garden Room; Dining Room; Living Kitchen with comprehensive units and feature central island; dual aspect Family Room with garden access; Snug/Office; Boot Room; Utility and second WC.
Four first floor bedrooms; one with large ensuite bathroom; house bathroom and adjacent shower room. Three further upper floor double bedrooms, office and further bathroom. Loft area with potential.
Clifford house sits amidst expansive lawns, sheltered and southerly facing to the rear, where there is a lovely terrace with far reaching views. Electric gates lead to a generous driveway with garage beyond.
General Remarks
This substantial period home commands a spectacular south facing position in the heart of Middleton with panoramic views across town towards Ilkley and the dramatic moors.
Ilkley’s town centre, with its comprehensive range of retail and social amenities, is only half a mile or so distant over the town's historic river bridge. The former Victorian spa town, recently voted the UK’s best place to live in the North of England by The Sunday Times (spring 2025), provides a broad mix of high street and colourful independent stores, as well as an excellent choice of restaurants, cafes and tea rooms. There are sports clubs catering for a huge variety of interests from bowling and rugby, to tennis and golf. The community is home to the popular Winter Gardens along with a couple of supermarkets and even a local independent cinema.
Ilkley has a highly regarded Grammar School served by a number of popular primaries, although there are a number of highly regarded private schools for children of all ages within comfortable daily travelling distance. The surrounding countryside and rugged moors offer many an opportunity for rural pursuits including challenging walks, road and mountain biking.
For the commuter there are excellent links into the region’s business centres including Leeds, Harrogate and Bradford. From Ilkley train station there are frequent services throughout the day into both local cities, with regular connections from Leeds to London King's Cross, meaning an early start in the nation's capital is a feasible, if occasional, option. Leeds Bradford International Airport is just some 11 miles distant from the property.
Agent's Notes:
Tenure
Freehold
The property is located within the Middleton conservation area.
Tree preservation orders are in place.
Local Authority & Coucnil Tax Band
The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Council Tax Band H
Services
All mains services installed. Heating via air source heat pump
Parking
Garage and off street driveway parking
A feel for the area
Connected for everyday life
100%of homes in the postcode can access 100+ Mbps broadband.
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Getting about
0.7 milesto Ilkley Rail Station
Approximate straight-line distance · DfT NaPTAN · 13 Sept 2026Background air quality
- Fine particles · PM₂.₅
- 5.7 µg/m³ · Above the WHO guideline · well within the UK legal limit
- Nitrogen dioxide · NO₂
- 5.0 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.
Defra · 2024 annual model · 1 km areaLocal information is approximate. Distances are straight-line estimates from the available location. Broadband describes postcode coverage, not the speed or service available at this home; check the address with a provider. Air quality is a modelled annual background estimate.
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