8 Howarth Crescent, Bradford, BD2 1HZ

8 Howarth Crescent is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bradford (BD2 1HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 5 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 70 m² the property is well over the postcode median (46 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Sold March 2022 for £120,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £146,000 is 21.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£159/sq ft) was about 49.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.