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

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 489 IDLE ROAD, BRADFORD, BRADFORD, WEST YORKSHIRE BD2 2AY |
| Price | £154,950 |
| Bedrooms | 4 |
| Last sold | £152,000 Aug 2006 |

## Description

**LOCATION**

Idle Road, Bradford. BD2 2AY

**INTRODUCTION**

Robert Watts are very pleased to offer this impressive family sized 4 bedroom Victorian Terrace in this ever popular residential location. This delightful property offers spacious modern living accommodation whilst also retaining many original features, such as original stained glass and leaded mullion windows, ornate ceiling cornice and centre roses. Benefits also include GAS CENTRAL HEATING and SEALED UNIT DOUBLE GLAZING.

**ACCOMMODATION**

**Hall: **Wood floor, spindled staircase.

**Lounge: **12'4" (3.76m) x 16'1" (4.90m) to bay.  Gas fire with marble effect hearth.  Wooden surround.  Ceiling rose and cornices.

**Dining Room: **11'9" (3.58m) x 14'2" (4.32m).  Feature ceiling rose and cornices.  Gas fire.  Wooden surround.

**Kitchen: **11'1" (3.38m) x 6'3" (1.91m).  Range of wall and base units.  Laminate work-tops.  Built in oven.  4 ring gas hob.  Single drainer sink with mixer.  Splash-back tiling.  Laminate flooring.

**Useful Cellar: **Wall units.

**Bedroom 1: **13'4" (4.06m) x 10'4" (3.15m).  Wood effect laminate flooring.

**Bedroom 2: **13'4" (4.06m) x 14'2" (4.32m).  Built in storage.

**Bedroom 3: **7'0" (2.13m) x 8'2" (2.49m).  Wood effect laminate flooring.

**Bedroom 4: **15'6" (4.72m) x 14'5" (4.39m).

**Bathroom/W.C.: **3 piece suite.   Shower over.  Tiled floor.  Splash-back tiling.

**Outside: **Front garden area.  Rear garden area.

**Benefits: **GAS CENTRAL HEATING.  uPVC DOUBLE GLAZING.

Details for property ID 4323 supplied to RightMove on 29/05/13 at 2:30 pm

## Property Photos

- ![house](/listings/photos/27042318/729191) - house
- ![lounge](/listings/photos/27042318/729194) - lounge
- ![dining](/listings/photos/27042318/729197) - dining
- ![kitchen](/listings/photos/27042318/729203) - kitchen
- ![bedroom](/listings/photos/27042318/729207) - bedroom
- ![bedroom](/listings/photos/27042318/729214) - bedroom
- ![bathroom](/listings/photos/27042318/729218) - bathroom
- ![bedroom](/listings/photos/27042318/729220) - bedroom
- ![lounge](/listings/photos/27042318/729221) - lounge
- ![kitchen](/listings/photos/27042318/729223) - kitchen
- ![bedroom](/listings/photos/27042318/729225) - bedroom

## Sales History

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 489 IDLE ROAD, BRADFORD, WEST YORKSHIRE, BD2 2AY | £152,000 | 18/08/2006 | Terraced |
| 489 IDLE ROAD, BRADFORD, WEST YORKSHIRE, BD2 2AY | £53,500 | 31/07/1998 | 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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 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 |
| 503A IDLE ROAD, BRADFORD, WEST YORKSHIRE, BD2 2AY | £159,950 | 17/09/2021 | Terraced |
| 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 |

**Area average:** £168,645 (10 sales)

## Price vs local average

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

- **Local average:** £141,505 (38 Terraced, BD2, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** +9.5%

## 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:** 0.48% (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:** 33.9%
- **10y growth:** 51%

## 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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