34 Heap Lane, Bradford, BD3 0DT

34 Heap Lane is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bradford (BD3 0DT). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.

Held since July 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced Bradford HPI: 18% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £105,000 sits 75% above the 2007 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£127/sq ft) was about 86% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 44 m² it's 29.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 6 EPCs).