What kind of home is 26 Abbey Lea, BD15 7SG?

26 Abbey Lea, BD15 7SG is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 26 Abbey Lea, BD15 7SG?

26 Abbey Lea, BD15 7SG last sold for £61,000 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £42,500 in August 2003. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 26 Abbey Lea, BD15 7SG appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between August 2003 and March 2021, 26 Abbey Lea, BD15 7SG rose from £42,500 to £61,000, a change of £18,500. That works out to roughly +2.1% per year compounded over 18 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 26 Abbey Lea, BD15 7SG?

The current EPC rating for 26 Abbey Lea, BD15 7SG is E with a score of 42 out of 100, lodged in January 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 26 Abbey Lea, BD15 7SG?

26 Abbey Lea, BD15 7SG has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (570 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 26 Abbey Lea, BD15 7SG use?

The latest EPC at 26 Abbey Lea, BD15 7SG records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 26 Abbey Lea, BD15 7SG?

26 Abbey Lea, BD15 7SG is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 26 Abbey Lea, BD15 7SG in?

26 Abbey Lea, BD15 7SG sits in Allerton, Bradford, Bradford. It falls within the BD15 postcode district.

What is crime like near 26 Abbey Lea, BD15 7SG?

Police records around 26 Abbey Lea, BD15 7SG show an average of 9 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 62% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 26 Abbey Lea, BD15 7SG?

The closest primary school to 26 Abbey Lea, BD15 7SG is St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (218m), one of 29 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Dixons Allerton Academy (449m), with 8 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 26 Abbey Lea, BD15 7SG?

The closest bus stop to 26 Abbey Lea, BD15 7SG is Bell Dean Road Top, 297m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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26 Abbey Lea, Allerton, Bradford, BD15 7SG

Extendable3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

53 m²

570 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 42

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 26 Abbey Lea

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

26 Abbey Lea is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Allerton, Bradford, Bradford (BD15 7SG). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 3-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £118,000 sits 93.4% above the 2021 sale of £61,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£107/sq ft) was about 21% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Sold March 2021 for £61,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

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Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenFront and rear
GarageYes

Building

Extension potentialPossible

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

E42

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26 Abbey Lea, Allerton, Bradford, BD15 7SG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

26 Abbey Lea has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£118,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.1% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£61,000

Growth on file: 2.1% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

25 March 2021Most recent
£61,000
-25.6%over 15 years
29 September 2005
£82,000
+92.9%over 2 years
3 August 2003
£42,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in BD15 7SG: £107,000 (2024–2022).

Nearby sales in BD15 7SG

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On the street

Versus other Abbey Lea homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

26 Abbey Lea is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£1,151

Street avg £1,708

Strongly below

Floor Area

53 m²

Street avg 71 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

9/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Bell Dean Road Top — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. 37 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BD15 7SG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BD15 7SG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

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