Former Bradford care home beats estimates with £1m sale at auction

The building on Kirklees Road in Allerton had a guide price of £325,000

A Bradford care home has sold for £1m at auction after being listed at a fraction of the price.

The 28-bedroom property in Allerton had a guide price of £325,000 after it closed as it was "not fit for purpose".

Four other buildings also went under the hammer, meaning Bradford Council made more than £1.8m in total.

The council said it had deemed the buildings surplus to requirement and the sales were managed by Pugh Auctioneers on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The land off Highfield Road including a dilapidated house fetched more than £400,000

The former care home, Woodward Court on Kirklees Road, is being replaced with a new facility in Saltaire, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

The Willows, a former assisted living facility on Hall Road, had a guide price of £160,000 but sold for £352,000.

A 1.1-acre plot of grazing land on Highfield Road with an on-site stable and a dilapidated house sold for £406,000.

In addition, a terraced property on Reginald Street that was described as being "in an extensive state of disrepair" had a guide price of £50,000, but sold for £82,000.