20 Alum Drive, Bradford, BD9 5LJ
About 20 Alum Drive
20 Alum Drive is a semi-detached house in Bradford (BD9 5LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 191 m² (around 2056 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in April 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 191 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £220,000 sits 340% above the 1998 sale of £49,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£24/sq ft) was about 81.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
20 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
20 Alum Drive has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Construction of a two storey side and single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/08189/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
20 Alum Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£220,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£49,995
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 April 1998Most recent
£49,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in BD9 5LJ: £180,000 (2025–2021).
Versus other Alum Drive homes
Price per m² for 20 Alum Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£262
Street avg £1,502
Floor Area
191 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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







