Rosse Cottage, Carlton Drive, Bradford, BD9 4DL
About Rosse Cottage
Rosse Cottage is a detached house in Bradford (BD9 4DL). It has a recorded floor area of 220 m² (around 2368 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since May 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £343,000 is 37.2% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£106/sq ft) was about 44.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 220 m² it's 24% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (290 m² median across 12 EPCs).
Energy performance
Rosse Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 + T2 Sycamore Trees - Reduce in height by approx 20m - from approx 45m to approx 25m and shape the sides in to balance the crown T3 Spruce - Fell
- Agent
- G P Gill Ltd
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00196/CPN
- Nov 2009Tree WorksTreesIn report
T5 on drawing-- Large Conifer to be removed
- Reference
- 09/05433/CPN
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Sales history & valuation
Rosse Cottage changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£343,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.7% per year over 1 year.
£250,000
Growth on file: 8.7% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
12 May 2005Most recent
£250,000
+8.7%10 February 2005
£230,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BD9 4DL: £323,275 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in BD9 4DL
Versus other Carlton Drive homes
On floor area, Rosse Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,136
Street avg £1,064
Floor Area
220 m²
Street avg 328 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 10 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.6 t/year
Street avg 23.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Emm Lane Wilmer Rd — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Heaton St Barnabas' CofE Aided Primary School. 51 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB







