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Buying at BD8 8JS

Before you offer on a home at BD8 8JS: the checks to raise with your surveyor and conveyancer, whether an asking price stands up against what sold nearby, how prices here have moved since 1995, what it costs to run a home, and a buyer's report for every home on the postcode.

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £70k. In Central Bradford.

1 to check2 clear£70k typical on Bilton Place

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
Ground: landslides significantBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.
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Radon: up to 3–5% of homes above the action levelThis 1 km square includes a radon affected area. Ask whether the home has been tested; a three-month test is simple and cheap, and only a test shows a home's level (UKHSA/BGS).
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On a coalfieldA coal mining search is usual here, though this spot is outside the high-risk area (Coal Authority).
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2 listed buildings within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.
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Noise above WHO guidelines: road 54 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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Busy road: A6181, 750 m awayAbout 23,818 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
Clear
No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.
Clear
Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Xoserve, UKHSA/BGS radon atlas, BGS GeoSure, Coal Authority, Environment Agency (© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026), Defra noise maps, Historic England, Ofcom, council planning registers (OGL). For a particular home, its buyer's report (below) adds tenure, energy rating, age and extensions.

Price

Is the asking price fair?

£70ktypical sale on Bilton Place, last 10 years

£1,158typical price per m² in Central Bradford

£610–£690per m² for homes at BD8 8JS sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £1,158 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £104k. Homes at BD8 8JS have sold below it. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

Trend

Prices in Central Bradford

Central Bradford

+45% over ten years (2015 to 2025).

Typical (median) sale price each year, all home types, HM Land Registry.

Comparables

What sold nearby in the last two years

Type	Sales	Typical	Range
Semi-detached	2	£225k	£145k – £225k
Terraced	10	£146k	£70k – £230k
Flat	34	£60k	£14k – £182k

Standard sales in Central Bradford. Every recent sale.

Running costs

What it costs to live here

A home's own band, energy rating and typical bills are in its buyer's report.

MHCLG council tax; Xoserve gas connections.

Supply

How often homes come up

0sales on Bilton Place in the last two years

46sales in Central Bradford in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at BD8 8JS

Home	Last sold	Floor area
2, Bilton PlaceTerraced	£95,000, Apr 2005	129 m²	Buyer's report →
4, Bilton PlaceTerraced	£60,000, Aug 2020	99 m²	Buyer's report →
12, Bilton PlaceTerraced	£20,000, Jul 2003	113 m²	Buyer's report →
14, Bilton PlaceTerraced	£105,000, May 2007	117 m²	Buyer's report →
16, Bilton PlaceTerraced	£115,000, May 2007	123 m²	Buyer's report →
18, Bilton PlaceTerraced	£115,000, Oct 2007	121 m²	Buyer's report →
20, Bilton PlaceTerraced	£90,000, Feb 2005	182 m²	Buyer's report →
24, Bilton PlaceTerraced	£70,000, Aug 2019	102 m²	Buyer's report →
26, Bilton PlaceTerraced	£35,000, Jul 2000	100 m²	Buyer's report →

Each report: sale history, today's estimate, energy rating, running costs and the questions for your solicitor.

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Buying at BD8 8JS

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £70k. In Central Bradford.

1 to check2 clear£70k typical on Bilton Place

Before you make an offer

Check

Ground: landslides significantBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.

Note

Radon: up to 3–5% of homes above the action levelThis 1 km square includes a radon affected area. Ask whether the home has been tested; a three-month test is simple and cheap, and only a test shows a home's level (UKHSA/BGS).

Note

On a coalfieldA coal mining search is usual here, though this spot is outside the high-risk area (Coal Authority).

Note

2 listed buildings within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.

Note

Noise above WHO guidelines: road 54 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

Note

Busy road: A6181, 750 m awayAbout 23,818 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

Clear

No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.

Clear

Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Is the asking price fair?

£70ktypical sale on Bilton Place, last 10 years

£1,158typical price per m² in Central Bradford

£610–£690per m² for homes at BD8 8JS sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £1,158 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £104k. Homes at BD8 8JS have sold below it. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

What homes cost and rent in Central Bradford, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£43k	£38k	£400 a month	11.2%
2 beds	£66k	£52k	£490 a month	8.9%
3 beds	£109k	£100k	£640 a month	7.0%
4+ beds	£111k	£90k	£720 a month	7.8%
All homes	£64k	£46k	£480 a month	9.0%

Values: sales since 2021 of homes with an energy certificate (bedrooms estimated from its rooms), carried to today on the local price index; the cheaper quarter is what a quarter of them go for under. Rents are estimates: the council's typical private rent (ONS) adjusted for how values here compare. Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places