20 Bolton Lane, Bradford, BD2 1DR
About 20 Bolton Lane
20 Bolton Lane is a semi-detached house in Bradford (BD2 1DR). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 145 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £157,000 sits 109.3% above the 2017 sale of £75,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£48/sq ft) was about 59.1% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a basement excavation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in January 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
20 Bolton Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Jun 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
20 Bolton Lane has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jun 2021BasementFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Part single storey part two storey rear extension plus excavation at rear to form basement level
- Agent
- The Building Design Team Ltd
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/02394/HOU
- Apr 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Increase ground floor area to two storey side extension on application 04/01010/FUL
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/01752/FUL
What's in 20 Bolton Lane, Bradford, BD2 1DR's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
20 Bolton Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£157,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£75,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 January 2017Most recent
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BD2 1DR: £120,000 (2024–2019).
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Versus other Bolton Lane homes
Price per m² for 20 Bolton Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£517
Street avg £1,492
Floor Area
145 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bolton Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
One In A Million Free School. 60 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.3dB