8 Ashbourne Oval, Bradford, BD2 4DH
About 8 Ashbourne Oval
8 Ashbourne Oval is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bradford (BD2 4DH). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2021); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 90 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 25 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. Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £163,000 is 41.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£119/sq ft) was about 31.3% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £115,000 in June 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parkingoff_road
Building
- Heating systemgas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
8 Ashbourne Oval sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Planning history
8 Ashbourne Oval has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£163,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 5 years.
£115,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
24 June 2021Most recent
£115,000
+21.7%over 4 years29 June 2016
£94,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BD2 4DH: £130,000 (2025–2024).
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Versus other Ashbourne Oval homes
On epc rating, 8 Ashbourne Oval runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,278
Street avg £1,959
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Ashbourne Road Ashbourne Haven — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Grove House Primary School. 52 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB