James Street, Bradford house prices are built from 162 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1996 and the most recent on 29 May 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £63,998. Across the 11 years from 2008 to 2019 the median moved -70.0% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is -76.6%.
Median price paid
£63,998
Change in cash, 2008–2019
-70.0%
Change in real terms
-76.6%
Median per m²
£1,357
HM Land Registry162 sales2 with floor areaLatest sale 29 May 2026
Section 01
How James Street, Bradford prices moved
The chart tracks the median James Street, Bradford house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1996 to 2019. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | £28,125 | £62,451 |
| 2000s | 7 | £73,750 | £134,351 |
| 2010s | 4 | £85,000 | £119,850 |
The highest yearly median on record for James Street, Bradford is £195,000 in 2008; the lowest is £28,125 in 1996. Across the full 24-year record the cash median has moved from £28,125 to £58,500.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £61,010, so the real change over the whole record is +25.4% — about +0.99% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: -70.0% in cash against -76.6% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 29 May 2026 | Terraced | £130,000 | £130,000 |
| 17 | 29 Oct 2025 | Terraced | £101,700 | £103,911 |
| 5 | 3 Oct 2025 | Terraced | £112,500 | £114,946 |
| 10 | 16 Apr 2025 | Detached | £155,000 | £158,370 |
| 18 | 14 Feb 2025 | Semi-detached | £95,000 | £97,065 |
| 38a | 20 Dec 2024 | Semi-detached | £230,000 | £242,015 |
| Apartment 15 4 | 9 May 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £57,000 | £59,978 |
| 36 | 6 Dec 2023 | Terraced | £175,000 | £189,080 |
| Apartment 7 4 | 18 Oct 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £57,000 | £61,586 |
| Apartment 30 4 | 6 Apr 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £66,000 | £71,310 |
| The Old School House, 21 | 7 Feb 2023 | Detached | £249,950 | £270,061 |
| Flat 7 25 | 30 Sep 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £35,500 | £41,130 |
| 3 | 28 Jan 2022 | Terraced | £39,950 | £46,286 |
| 5 | 22 Jul 2021 | Terraced | £100,000 | £126,344 |
| Flat 8 25 | 2 Jun 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £35,000 | £44,220 |
| 10 | 30 Apr 2021 | Terraced | £73,000 | £92,231 |
| 3 Old School, 23 | 23 Mar 2021 | Terraced | £420,000 | £530,645 |
| 25 | 20 Nov 2020 | Detached | £185,000 | £239,532 |
| 7 | 9 Apr 2020 | Terraced | £95,000 | £123,003 |
| Apartment 25 4 | 8 Jan 2020 | Flat or maisonette | £58,500 | £75,744 |
| 3 | 19 Nov 2019 | Terraced | £34,000 | £44,471 |
| Apartment 1 4 | 15 Nov 2019 | Flat or maisonette | £59,350 | £77,628 |
| 6 | 4 Oct 2019 | Terraced | £93,000 | £121,642 |
| Apartment 31 4 | 13 Sep 2019 | Flat or maisonette | £58,995 | £77,164 |
| Apartment 28 4 | 12 Sep 2019 | Flat or maisonette | £59,245 | £77,491 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to James Street, Bradford values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 James Street | £34,000 (1995) | £130,000 (2026) | +4.4% | +1.8% |
| 17 James Street | £34,000 (1996) | £101,700 (2025) | +3.9% | +1.2% |
| 5 James Street | £51,500 (2014) | £112,500 (2025) | +7.4% | +4.1% |
| 10 James Street | £55,000 (1998) | £155,000 (2025) | +3.9% | +1.2% |
| 18 James Street | £30,000 (2003) | £95,000 (2025) | +5.4% | +2.5% |
| 38A James Street | £75,000 (2011) | £230,000 (2024) | +9.0% | +5.9% |
| APARTMENT 15 4 James Street | £58,995 (2019) | £57,000 (2024) | -0.7% | -4.9% |
| 36 James Street | £95,000 (2011) | £175,000 (2023) | +5.2% | +2.2% |
| APARTMENT 7 4 James Street | £49,995 (2019) | £57,000 (2023) | +3.3% | -1.5% |
| THE OLD SCHOOL HOUSE, 21 James Street | £197,000 (2010) | £249,950 (2023) | +1.8% | -1.2% |
| FLAT 7 25 James Street | £93,500 (2007) | £35,500 (2022) | -6.3% | -8.8% |
| 3 James Street | £34,000 (2019) | £39,950 (2022) | +5.5% | +1.3% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. James Street, Bradford is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 92 | 56.8% | £67,500 | £11,000 – £420,000 |
| Flat or maisonette | 39 | 24.1% | £58,995 | £35,000 – £315,000 |
| Semi-detached | 17 | 10.5% | £75,000 | £17,000 – £235,000 |
| Detached | 14 | 8.6% | £139,950 | £58,000 – £249,950 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in James Street, Bradford
37 of the sales on record are leasehold and 125 freehold — 22.8% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
The median leasehold sale is £58,500 and the median freehold sale £75,000 — a gap of +28.2%. Most of that gap is property type rather than tenure itself: leasehold here is largely flats, freehold largely houses.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 37 | 22.8% | £58,500 |
| Freehold | 125 | 77.2% | £75,000 |
| New build | 35 | 21.6% | £59,245 |
| Existing home | 127 | 78.4% | £72,500 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -18.3%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
A further 36 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 09
How James Street, Bradford compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. James Street, Bradford sits below that national figure — -59.4%.
Within Bradford the street ranks 2983 of 4044 by median price, and its median is below the town figure of £85,845 (-25.4%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £1,357 per square metre, across 2 of the 162 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £11,000 to £420,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- Moorside Road£112,000 median
- Oakway£95,000 median
- Old Lane£119,500 median
- Allen Croft£80,000 median
- Moorlands Road£99,475 median
- Birkenshaw Lane£106,200 median
- Kingsley Drive£120,000 median
- Summerbank Close£135,063 median
- Whitehall Road East£134,500 median
- Mill Lane£117,500 median
- Walton Drive£94,000 median
- Moor Lane£110,000 median
- Cross Lane£60,500 median
- Moorside Avenue£139,000 median
- Tetley Drive£155,000 median
- Whitehall Grove£119,950 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 8 James Street13 sales
- 7 James Street9 sales
- 10 James Street9 sales
- 6 James Street6 sales
- 9 James Street6 sales
- 19 James Street6 sales
- 5 James Street5 sales
- 2 James Street5 sales
- 12 James Street4 sales
- 4 James Street4 sales
- 21 James Street4 sales
- 11 James Street4 sales
- 17 James Street3 sales
- 18 James Street3 sales
- THE OLD SCHOOL HOUSE, 21 James Street3 sales
- FLAT 8, 25 James Street3 sales
- 14 James Street3 sales
- 1, OLD SCHOOL, 23 James Street3 sales
- 15 James Street3 sales
- 38A James Street2 sales
- APARTMENT 15, 4 James Street2 sales
- 36 James Street2 sales
- APARTMENT 7, 4 James Street2 sales
- FLAT 7, 25 James Street2 sales
Back to Bradford house prices.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in James Street, Bradford?
The median price paid in James Street, Bradford across every sale on the register is £63,998. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in James Street, Bradford?
162 sales are on record for James Street, Bradford, the most recent completing on 29 May 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have James Street, Bradford house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose -70.0% between 2008 and 2019. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is -76.6%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were James Street, Bradford house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £195,000, set in 2008. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in James Street, Bradford?
£1,357 per square metre, from the 2 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 29 May 2026. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “James Street, Bradford house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.