1 Acre Drive, Bradford, BD2 2LU
About 1 Acre Drive
1 Acre Drive is a semi-detached house in Bradford (BD2 2LU). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for an extension is awaiting a decision. At 97 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Acre Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
An application for a single-storey rear extension is currently awaiting a decision.
- Mar 2026ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Construction of single storey rear extension of the following dimensions: Depth of proposed extension from rear wall of original dwelling house: 6m Maximum height of proposed extension: 4m Height to eaves of proposed extension: 3m
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/00371/PNH
- Jan 2026PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension, front porch, hip to gable conversion and front and rear box dormers
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/04300/HOU
What's in 1 Acre Drive, Bradford, BD2 2LU's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Acre Drive has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£202,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in BD2 2LU: £180,000 (2025–2020).
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Versus other Acre Drive homes
On floor area, 1 Acre Drive stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 71 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Norman Terrace — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Swain House Primary School. 36 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB