# 4 bedroom terraced house for sale (BD2 2AY)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 491 IDLE ROAD, BRADFORD, BRADFORD, WEST YORKSHIRE BD2 2AY |
| Price | £159,950 |
| Bedrooms | 4 |
| Last sold | £150,000 Aug 2007 |

## Description

**LOCATION**

Idle Road, BD2

**INTRODUCTION**

NO CHAIN - A very recently refurbished, good looking, stone built family sized through terrace property in this keenly sought after residential location.  INTERNAL INSPECTION IS ESSENTIAL HERE TO FULLY APPRECIATE THIS SPLENDID FAMILY HOME.  The ready to walk into accommodation benefits from GAS CENTRAL HEATING and uPVC SEALED UNIT DOOUBLE GLAZING.

**ACCOMMODATION**

**Hall: **Laminate flooring.  Attractive spindled staircase.

**Lounge: **15' 8" (4.78m) x 12' 4" (3.76m) (max into acloves)  Attractive feature stone fireplace.

**Dining Room: **14' 2" (4.32m) x 11' 10" (3.61m) (into alcoves).  Attractive feature fireplace.

**Kitchen: **10' 11" (3.33m) x 6' 4" (1.93m)  Recently fitted attractive range of contemporary base and wall units, part tiled walls, plumbed for washer.

**Cellar: **Very useful cellar area.

**Bedroom 1: **13' 0" (3.96m) x 11' 6" (3.51m) (into alcoves).

**Bedroom 2: **14' 0" (4.27m) x 10' 0" (3.05m) (plus recess)  Built in robes/storage.

**Bedroom 3: **8' 4" (2.54m) x 6' 11" (2.11m)

**Bathroom/w.c.: **Recently installed modern white suite in traditional design, principally tiled walls. Chrome towel radiator. Laminate flooring in tile style.

**Top Floor: **

**Bedroom 4: **18' 0" (5.49m) x 15' 5" (4.70m)   A splendid top floor double bedroom with dormer windows.

**Garden: **Mainly lawned fore garden.   Lawn/flagged area to rear.

**Benefits: **GAS CENTRAL HEATING, uPVC SEALED UNIT DOUBLE GLAZING  (N.B. A small skylight window is not uPVC Sealed unit double glazed.)

Details for property ID 9045 supplied to RightMove on 29/05/13 at 2:30 pm

## Property Photos

- ![House](/listings/photos/27043668/729186) - House

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #674923
- **Address:** 491 Idle Road, Bradford, BD2 2AY
- **Certificate Issued:** 29/05/2003
- **Work Completed:** 24/04/2003
- **Items:** 9 window(s), 1 door(s)

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 491 IDLE ROAD, BRADFORD, WEST YORKSHIRE, BD2 2AY | £150,000 | 17/08/2007 | Terraced |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| [Same street] 503 IDLE ROAD, BRADFORD, WEST YORKSHIRE, BD2 2AY | £185,000 | 24/11/2023 | Terraced |
| 420 IDLE ROAD, BRADFORD, WEST YORKSHIRE, BD2 2AR | £190,000 | 20/10/2023 | Terraced |
| 77 NORMAN AVENUE, BRADFORD, WEST YORKSHIRE, BD2 2ND | £156,000 | 22/04/2022 | Terraced |
| 8 HOWARTH CRESCENT, BRADFORD, WEST YORKSHIRE, BD2 1HZ | £120,000 | 25/03/2022 | Terraced |
| 5 GATEHOUSE MEWS, BRADFORD, WEST YORKSHIRE, BD2 2BD | £160,000 | 11/02/2022 | Terraced |
| 9 MYERS LANE, BRADFORD, WEST YORKSHIRE, BD2 4EP | £122,000 | 11/01/2022 | Terraced |
| 424 IDLE ROAD, BRADFORD, WEST YORKSHIRE, BD2 2AR | £158,500 | 07/01/2022 | Terraced |
| [Same street] 503A IDLE ROAD, BRADFORD, WEST YORKSHIRE, BD2 2AY | £159,950 | 17/09/2021 | Terraced |
| [Same street] 503A IDLE ROAD, BRADFORD, WEST YORKSHIRE, BD2 2AY | £155,000 | 10/09/2021 | Terraced |
| 2 IVY PLACE, BRADFORD, WEST YORKSHIRE, BD2 2BA | £280,000 | 23/07/2021 | Terraced |

**Street average:** £166,650 (3 sales)
**Area average:** £169,500 (7 sales)

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £141,505 (38 Terraced, BD2, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** +13%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Bradford). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £671/mo
- **Realistic:** £746/mo
- **Optimistic:** £821/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Bradford & South Dales (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £748/mo

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.47% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £93,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £74,600

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on Area rent estimate.*

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 32.7%
- **10y growth:** 53.8%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Bradford; Terraced series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 4%
- **5y growth (index):** 28.6%
- **10y growth (index):** 60%

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

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