28 Alum Drive, Bradford, BD9 5LJ
About 28 Alum Drive
28 Alum Drive is a semi-detached house in Bradford (BD9 5LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since December 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 131 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £228,000 sits 370.1% above the 1999 sale of £48,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£34/sq ft) was about 73.7% below the postcode norm. 7 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jan 2026
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 15 January 2026
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Planning history
28 Alum Drive has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
7 applications on record at 28 Alum Drive, Bradford, BD9 5LJ
- Sept 2006ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Extension to side and rear of property
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/04810/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- Loft ConversionMay 2025Decision
- Loft ConversionJun 2019Decision
+ 4 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
28 Alum Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£228,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£48,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 December 1999Most recent
£48,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BD9 5LJ: £180,000 (2025–2021).
Versus other Alum Drive homes
Price per m² for 28 Alum Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£370
Street avg £1,494
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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Crime
235/mo
Falling 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







