5 Akam Road, Bradford, BD1 2LJ

5 Akam Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bradford (BD1 2LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 25 m² (around 269 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 25 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 24–82 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The home occupies a corner plot. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since February 2011, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Across 2000–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £111,000 sits 77.6% above the 2011 sale of £62,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 156.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 25 m² it sits well below the postcode median (74 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2019. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.