3 Akam Road, Bradford, BD1 2LJ

3 Akam Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bradford (BD1 2LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 24 m² (around 258 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 24 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (24–82 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (80 versus a worst of 54). The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in March 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1997–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £109,000 sits 98.2% above the 2013 sale of £55,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£213/sq ft) was about 134.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 24 m² it sits well below the postcode median (74 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 1 is the typical count. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2017. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in May 2013.