19 Alum Drive, Bradford, BD9 5LJ
About 19 Alum Drive
19 Alum Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bradford (BD9 5LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 102 m² it's 18.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 13 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £227,000 is 22.4% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£169/sq ft) was about 33.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2024 at £185,500.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
19 Alum Drive'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 May 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
19 Alum Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Front and rear dormers with single-storey rear extension (part-retrospective)
Retrospective- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/03296/HOU
- Oct 2024ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Construction of single storey rear extension of the following dimensions: Depth of proposed extension from rear wall of original dwellinghouse: 4m Maximum height of proposed extension: 3.7m Height to eaves of proposed extension: 2.40m
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/03297/PNH
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Sales history & valuation
19 Alum Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£227,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 22 years.
£185,500
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
31 July 2024Most recent
£185,500
+165.2%over 21 years17 October 2002
£69,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in BD9 5LJ: £175,000 (2025–2019).
Versus other Alum Drive homes
EPC Rating for 19 Alum Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,819
Street avg £1,383
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
8/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Scotchman Road Westfield Rd — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Margaret McMillan Primary School. 53 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB







