Bents Head Cottage, Bents Lane, Wilsden, Bradford, BD15 0BW
About Bents Head Cottage
Bents Head Cottage is a detached house in Wilsden, Bradford, Bradford (BD15 0BW). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £629,000 is 11.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£307/sq ft) was about 16% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £565,000 in December 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Bents Head Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Bents Head Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Bents Head Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£629,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 25 years.
£565,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
21 December 2021Most recent
£565,000
+276.7%over 25 years29 August 1996
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BD15 0BW: £427,500 (2020–2008).
Nearby sales in BD15 0BW
Everything we know about Bents Head Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Bents Lane homes
On years held, Bents Head Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,304
Street avg £2,637
Floor Area
171 m²
Street avg 204 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 10.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Hewenden Mill — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Parkside School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB