40a, Highgate, Bradford, BD9 4BB

40a is a semi-detached house in Bradford (BD9 4BB). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. At 102 m² this is the 15th smallest of 22 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–184 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 22 units on file.

Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £110,000 is 12% below the 2022 sale of £125,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£114/sq ft) was about 36.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 102 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold November 2022 for £125,000. 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. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.