North Cliffe Drive, Bradford, West Yorkshire
Yorkshire
£170,000
Listed on 16/10/2026
Listed on 16/10/2026
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Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
Semi DetachedArea
701 sqftFeatures
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This three-bedroom semi-detached home in Thornton has a lounge, a dining kitchen and gardens to the front and rear. The lounge has a broad front window, neutral decoration and wood-effect flooring. The kitchen has timber-effect units, worktop space, room for appliances and a dining area, with glazed doors opening to the rear garden. Upstairs are three bedrooms and a bathroom with a bath, pedestal basin and window.
The property is described as needing attention to the gardens, which offer scope for planting and seating. A driveway runs alongside the house, and the front approach includes stone retaining walls and steps. Thornton village amenities, local schools and bus services to Bradford are nearby. The village also has the South Square Centre and Bronte Birthplace, while Thornton Viaduct and the Great Northern Trail provide local walking and cycling routes. The accommodation offers scope for updating and personalisation.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
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38out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This three-bedroom semi in Thornton has a usable lounge and bedrooms, a driveway and front and rear garden space to work with. The kitchen and bathroom have distinctly dated finishes, while marked walls, ceiling-junction staining in several rooms and the heavily overgrown rear garden give a buyer clear scope to modernise and personalise the property. The staining should be investigated before decorating, and the visible garden structures and retaining walls need checking as the outside is cleared.
The price is the main constraint: at £243/sq ft, the £170,000 asking price is above the local £216/sq ft average. With the £28,000–£48,000 refurb range, purchase plus works would be roughly £198,000–£218,000, stretched against the £151,066 local-average benchmark for this floor area. That benchmark is not a post-renovation value forecast, but it makes the economics difficult to support without a strong reason to expect a different outcome.
Key opportunities
- Modernise the dated kitchen and bathroom to give the home a more current finish.
- Clear and redesign the overgrown front and rear gardens, making use of the existing driveway and outdoor areas.
- Refresh the marked interiors after investigating the ceiling-junction staining.
Key risks
- The asking price plus the £28,000–£48,000 refurb range puts purchase-and-works costs well above the £151,066 local-average benchmark for this floor area; that benchmark is not a post-works valuation.
- Ceiling-junction staining in several rooms needs investigation before repair and redecoration.
- The condition of the garden structure, retaining walls and steps needs checking as the overgrowth is cleared.
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