Flat 18, 3 Merchants Court, Bingley, BD16 1DL

Flat 18 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bingley (BD16 1DL). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. At 70 m² this is the 5th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 59–84 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 (60 versus a best of 84). The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity.

Today's modelled estimate of £120,000 is 20.8% below the 2005 sale of £151,495, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in December 2005. At 70 m² it's 18.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 66 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.