3 Ascot Gardens, Bradford, BD7 4NL

3 Ascot Gardens is a seven-bedroom detached house in Bradford (BD7 4NL). It has a recorded floor area of 196 m² (around 2110 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2016. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

Held since December 2006 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 196 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £306,000 sits 106.8% above the 2006 sale of £148,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£70/sq ft) was about 47.8% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.