Flat 13, 1 Merchants Court, Bingley, BD16 1DL

Flat 13 is a mid-terrace house in Bingley (BD16 1DL). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. At 59 m² this is the 8th smallest of 16 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 54–67 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (68 versus a best of 83). The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2019–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £117,000 is 14.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£161/sq ft) was about 15% below the postcode norm. Sold July 2022 for £102,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.