15 Smith Street, Cottingley, Bingley, BD16 1SW

15 Smith Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cottingley, Bingley, Bingley (BD16 1SW). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 62 m² the property is well over the postcode median (39 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2014–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 40% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £163,000 is 49.5% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£163/sq ft) was about 37.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in April 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.