8 Lysander Way, Cottingley, Bingley, BD16 1WF

8 Lysander Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Cottingley, Bingley, Bingley (BD16 1WF). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2011); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £353,000 is 48.6% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£170/sq ft) was about 15.5% below the postcode norm. Last sold in October 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.