1 Norman Lane, Bradford, BD2 2LB

1 Norman Lane is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bradford (BD2 2LB). It has a recorded floor area of 336 m² (around 3617 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at G across 2 certificates since March 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Held since June 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 336 m² the property is well over the postcode median (136 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. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £226,000 sits 264.5% above the 1997 sale of £62,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£17/sq ft) was about 79% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2013.