What kind of home is 42 Westcroft Road, BD7 3EJ?

42 Westcroft Road, BD7 3EJ is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

When did 42 Westcroft Road, BD7 3EJ last change hands?

42 Westcroft Road, BD7 3EJ last sold for £80,000 in July 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £27,500 in February 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 42 Westcroft Road, BD7 3EJ changed over time?

Across 5 sales between February 1996 and July 2022, 42 Westcroft Road, BD7 3EJ rose from £27,500 to £80,000, a change of £52,500. That works out to roughly +4.1% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 42 Westcroft Road, BD7 3EJ have?

The current EPC rating for 42 Westcroft Road, BD7 3EJ is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in July 2022. It has improved from a D recorded in November 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 42 Westcroft Road, BD7 3EJ?

42 Westcroft Road, BD7 3EJ has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (474 sq ft), around 22 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 42% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in BD7 3EJ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 42 Westcroft Road, BD7 3EJ use?

The latest EPC at 42 Westcroft Road, BD7 3EJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 42 Westcroft Road, BD7 3EJ?

42 Westcroft Road, BD7 3EJ is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 42 Westcroft Road, BD7 3EJ in?

42 Westcroft Road, BD7 3EJ sits in Bradford. It falls within the BD7 postcode district.

What is crime like near 42 Westcroft Road, BD7 3EJ?

Police records around 42 Westcroft Road, BD7 3EJ show an average of 363 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 43% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (15% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 42 Westcroft Road, BD7 3EJ?

The closest primary school to 42 Westcroft Road, BD7 3EJ is St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy (316m), one of 45 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Co-op Academy Grange (997m), with 14 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 42 Westcroft Road, BD7 3EJ?

The closest bus stop to 42 Westcroft Road, BD7 3EJ is Westcroft Street Ormond St, 51m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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42 Westcroft Road, Bradford, BD7 3EJ

5 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

44 m²

474 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Freehold

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Overview

About 42 Westcroft Road

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

42 Westcroft Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bradford (BD7 3EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in November 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 2-band jump.

At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (77 m² across 30 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £103,000 is 28.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£169/sq ft) was about 198% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £80,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Building

TenureFreehold
Heating systemGas

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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.

42 Westcroft Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jul 2022

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 7 July 2032

5 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2022from Nov 2014

EPC improved fromD62toC70

Heating Controls

Prog + TRVsFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseFreeholdEPC CPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 42 Westcroft Road, Bradford, BD7 3EJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

42 Westcroft Road has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

5 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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.

Current estimate

£103,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£80,000

Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

4 July 2022Most recent
£80,000
+66.7%over 7 years
18 June 2015
£48,000
+17.1%over 3 years
9 March 2012
£41,000
-21.2%over 5 years
10 March 2006
£52,000
+89.1%over 10 years
9 February 1996
£27,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in BD7 3EJ: £107,000 (2025–2023).

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On the street

Versus other Westcroft Road homes

Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

42 Westcroft Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,818

Street avg £757

Strongly above

Floor Area

44 m²

Street avg 77 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.1 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Strongly above

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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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2 bed

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1 Hudson Crescent

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3 bed

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1 Ashmount

BD7 3BH

4 bed2 bath

£103k

1 Hunt Yard

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1 Hudson Close

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

363/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Westcroft Street Ormond St — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy. 59 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BD7 3EJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BD7 3EJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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