17 Idle Road, Bradford, BD2 4QA
About 17 Idle Road
17 Idle Road is a mid-terrace house in Bradford (BD2 4QA). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.
Across 1998–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £126,000 sits 142.3% above the 2014 sale of £52,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£44/sq ft) was about 28.7% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in October 2014.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
17 Idle Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
17 Idle Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
17 Idle Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£126,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 16 years.
£52,000
Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
1 October 2014Most recent
£52,000
+31.6%over 13 years25 June 2001
£39,500
+23.4%over 2 years15 October 1998
£32,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BD2 4QA: £101,000 (2025–2021).
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Versus other Idle Road homes
17 Idle Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£477
Street avg £744
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 7.9 t/year
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Idle Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Peel Park Primary School and Nursery. 45 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.3dB