31a, Fairfax Road, Bingley, BD16 4DR
About 31a
31a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bingley (BD16 4DR). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. At 68 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (68–213 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 18 units on file. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average.
At 68 m² it sits well below the postcode median (127 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £156,000 is 13.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£188/sq ft) was about 39.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £137,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Building
- TenureFreehold
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
Planning history
31a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
31a has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£156,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 21 years.
£137,500
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
11 March 2021Most recent
£137,500
+175.0%over 21 years15 December 1999
£50,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BD16 4DR: £255,000 (2022–2019).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Crossflatts Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.6 km
Bingley Grammar School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.4dB

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