Front Door Spraying in Ilkley: The Short Answer
We respray front doors in Ilkley on site from £200 for a standard uPVC or composite door, usually in one day; Ilkley is 18 miles by road (about 35 minutes) from our workshop in Sheepscar, Leeds.
Ilkley has a mixed housing stock, 30.8% of its 7,140 properties pre-1919, 21.3% from 1973 to 1999 and 15.0% since 2000, so timber, uPVC and composite doors are all common and we bring the primer for each; see the full front door spraying service or our notes on spraying uPVC front doors.
At a glance
| uPVC or composite door | from £200 |
|---|---|
| Timber door | from £250 |
| Frame and surround | £80 to £120 |
| uPVC guarantee | 10 years with Kolorbond-certified coatings |
| Time on site | usually one day |
| Back in use | within 24 hours |
| From our workshop | 18 miles, about 35 minutes |
| Timber, composite, GRP, steel | 5-year written guarantee |
Front Doors We Spray
Going by the age of the 7,140 properties around Ilkley centre, these are the doors we would expect to meet in Ilkley, uPVC first; GRP and steel doors, frames and side panels get their own primers, and handles and letterboxes come off rather than being masked.
- uPVC doors: sprayed with Kolorbond-certified coatings made to bond to uPVC and guaranteed for 10 years; the usual replacement door on the 21.3% of local properties built from 1973 to 1999, roughly 1,500 homes.
- Composite doors: a specialist adhesion primer and two spray topcoats that stand up to daily use; builder-fitted composites are common on the 15.0% of Ilkley properties built since 2000, about 1,100 homes.
- Timber and hardwood doors: grain filling, primer and topcoats for a smooth, brush-free face, from £250; original timber doors are most often found on pre-1919 houses, 30.8% of properties here or roughly 2,200.
Ilkley Homes in Numbers
What the official figures say about the homes around Ilkley centre, and what that means for a front door respray.
Ilkley at a glance
| Council | Bradford Council |
|---|---|
| County | West Yorkshire |
| From our Leeds workshop | about 35 minutes by road (18 miles), to the north-west |
| Households counted | 6,743 in the 9 neighbourhoods nearest the centre |
| Owner-occupied | 78% (average across the towns we cover: 63%) |
| Privately rented | 15% (average 19%) |
Type of home
When the homes were built
What the age of Ilkley homes means for your front door
30.8% of the 7,140 properties around Ilkley centre pre-date 1919 (above the 21% average) and 11.9% were built between the wars. On those roughly 3,000 older homes, expect a timber door, a uPVC replacement, or a timber door in a uPVC frame.
20.4% of properties date from 1945 to 1972 and 21.3% from 1973 to 1999: 41.7% together, about 3,000 homes, close to the 45% average for those decades. Many of the 3,000 or so older homes here have had their doors replaced with uPVC as well, and a yellowed white uPVC door takes a Kolorbond-certified respray with a 10-year guarantee.
15.0% of properties, about 1,100, are post-2000, close to the 17% average; on those a builder-fitted composite or GRP door is likely, and composite doors respray from £200.
For comparison, 29.4% of properties in Addingham (3 miles away) and 22.9% in Burley in Wharfedale (3 miles) pre-date 1919, so Ilkley has a share of period housing close to Addingham and more than Burley in Wharfedale. Since 2000 the figure is 15.0% here, 12.6% in Addingham and 16.5% in Burley in Wharfedale. For the uPVC-era decades from 1945 to 1999 the shares are 41.7% here, 54.2% in Addingham and 47.6% in Burley in Wharfedale.
Who lives in Ilkley, and what that changes
26.6% of the 6,743 households here live in flats, well above the 15% average, roughly 1,800 homes. A flat's own entrance door inside a block is often a fire door: we keep coating off the intumescent strips and smoke seals, and we need the freeholder or managing agent's agreement before changing a door that faces a shared landing or the street.
77.5% of Ilkley households own their home, above the 63% average, so if you are one of the roughly 5,200 owner-occupiers planning to stay, it pays to spray the frame at the same time (from £80 to £120) so the whole entrance ages evenly.
Choosing a door colour for Ilkley
Because Ilkley mixes 30.8% pre-1919 homes with 56.7% built after 1945, there is no single local colour, so hold our sample cards against your own brick or stone in daylight, or use our colour matching service to copy a shade from a photo or a neighbour's door.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, tables TS044 (accommodation type) and TS054 (tenure), via Nomis, aggregated over the LSOAs nearest each town centre; Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties 2025 (CTSOP4.1, build period, 31 March 2025); OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory via postcodes.io; OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data, from LS7 1AH. "Average" is the household-weighted average across the 203 towns and villages on our areas page. Figures compiled 2026-10-19.
Front Door Spraying Prices and Process
Spraying versus a new door
Our service page puts a new composite door at £800 to £2,500 supplied and fitted, and a new uPVC door at £600 to £1,500, against from £200 to respray, though replacement still makes sense when a door is warped, draughty or its locks are failing (our article on front door replacement versus spraying goes through the trade-offs).
How the day runs
- Free consultation, colour samples and a fixed written price within 48 hours
- Clean, key and fill; remove ironmongery; mask glass, frame and step
- Primer matched to the material: Kolorbond-certified on uPVC
- Two HVLP topcoats, then ironmongery refitted
- Written guarantee issued on completion
For Ilkley, that one day on site means 18 miles and about 35 minutes on the road each way from Leeds, which we plan into the booking; see our guarantee terms and how long front door spraying lasts for what happens afterwards.
Booking Front Door Spraying in Ilkley
Getting to Ilkley
Ilkley is 18 miles and about 35 minutes by road from our Sheepscar workshop, so we book consultations around other visits in the same direction and confirm the date for your front door respray in writing.
Front Door Spraying near Ilkley
- Front Door Spraying Addingham 3 mi
- Front Door Spraying Burley in Wharfedale 3 mi
- Front Door Spraying East Morton 4 mi
- Front Door Spraying Menston 4 mi
- Front Door Spraying Silsden 5 mi
- Front Door Spraying Keighley 5 mi
Distances are straight-line from Ilkley centre. See every area we cover.
Get a Free Front Door Spraying Quote in Ilkley
Tell us a little about the job. We reply within 2 working hours and send a fixed-price written quote within 48 hours of the consultation.
What Customers Say About Our Front Door Spraying Work
“Matt painted our front door. It looks absolutely fantastic and we are very pleased. He kept us up to date and arrived on time.”
“Matt and his colleagues came to match our garage door to our new front door. Great care was taken to mask the surrounding features. Very professional and we're very happy.”
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Front Door Spraying in Ilkley: Questions
How much does front door spraying cost in Ilkley?
From £200 for a standard uPVC or composite door and from £250 for timber, plus £80 to £120 if you want the frame done too, as a fixed written price after a free consultation.
What guarantee do you give on a sprayed front door?
uPVC doors sprayed with Kolorbond-certified coatings carry a 10-year guarantee. Composite, timber, GRP and steel doors carry our 5-year written guarantee, covering adhesion and colour stability.
Is my Ilkley front door likely to be uPVC, composite or timber?
No public record of door types exists, but in Ilkley 30.8% of properties were built before 1919, 21.3% between 1973 and 1999 and 15.0% since 2000 (Valuation Office Agency), so uPVC is the most likely starting point; we confirm the material at the free consultation.
Can I change the colour of a rented or leasehold front door in Ilkley?
Only with permission. 14.7% of Ilkley households rent privately and 7.1% from a council or housing association (Census 2021), and in those homes the door belongs to the landlord. In a block of flats, 26.6% of homes here, the freeholder or managing agent usually has to agree as well, and a flat entrance door may be a fire door.
How far is Ilkley from ColourHaus?
Our workshop is at Unit 9 Taverners Walk, Sheepscar, Leeds LS7 1AH. Ilkley is about 18 miles by road, roughly 35 minutes away, to the north-west. We confirm visit dates and anything distance-related in your fixed-price quote before you commit.
Do I need permission to change exterior colours in Ilkley?
Usually not for an ordinary house, but listed buildings, conservation areas and Article 4 areas can need consent from Bradford Council. If your home is in one, check with the council first; we can give you the exact RAL or BS colour reference for the application.