What type of property is 8 Bowwood Drive, BD20 5LR?

8 Bowwood Drive, BD20 5LR is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 8 Bowwood Drive, BD20 5LR sell for?

8 Bowwood Drive, BD20 5LR last sold for £163,000 in September 2013, around 13 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £50,000 in August 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 8 Bowwood Drive, BD20 5LR appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between August 1995 and September 2013, 8 Bowwood Drive, BD20 5LR rose from £50,000 to £163,000, a change of £113,000. That works out to roughly +6.8% per year compounded over 18 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 8 Bowwood Drive, BD20 5LR?

The current EPC rating for 8 Bowwood Drive, BD20 5LR is E with a score of 53 out of 100, lodged in May 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8 Bowwood Drive, BD20 5LR?

8 Bowwood Drive, BD20 5LR has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (657 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 9% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in BD20 5LR. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8 Bowwood Drive, BD20 5LR heated?

The latest EPC at 8 Bowwood Drive, BD20 5LR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 8 Bowwood Drive, BD20 5LR?

8 Bowwood Drive, BD20 5LR is in council tax band C.

Where is 8 Bowwood Drive, BD20 5LR located?

8 Bowwood Drive, BD20 5LR sits in Sandbeds, Keighley, Keighley. It falls within the BD20 postcode district.

Is 8 Bowwood Drive, BD20 5LR in a safe area?

Police records around 8 Bowwood Drive, BD20 5LR show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 8 Bowwood Drive, BD20 5LR?

The closest primary school to 8 Bowwood Drive, BD20 5LR is East Morton CofE Primary School (682m), one of 7 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Bingley Grammar School (2.1km).

What is the nearest station to 8 Bowwood Drive, BD20 5LR?

The closest bus stop to 8 Bowwood Drive, BD20 5LR is Swine Lane, 59m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 Bowwood Drive, Sandbeds, Keighley, BD20 5LR

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

61 m²

657 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 53

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Bowwood Drive

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

8 Bowwood Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Sandbeds, Keighley, Keighley (BD20 5LR). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £205,000 is 25.8% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£248/sq ft) was about 17.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in September 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2

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Energy

Energy performance

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

8 Bowwood Drive 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 24 May 2022

EPC Rating

E53

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Bowwood Drive, Sandbeds, Keighley, BD20 5LR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Bowwood Drive has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

8 Bowwood Drive has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£205,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2013)

£163,000

Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

11 September 2013Most recent
£163,000
-1.2%over 10 months
14 November 2012
£164,950
+229.9%over 17 years
24 August 1995
£50,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BD20 5LR: £190,000 (2024–2022).

Nearby sales in BD20 5LR

On the street

Versus other Bowwood Drive homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 8 Bowwood Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,672

Street avg £2,537

Below

Floor Area

61 m²

Street avg 67 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.0 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Swine Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

East Morton CofE Primary School. 8 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BD20 5LR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BD20 5LR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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