5 Lynton Villas, Bradford, BD9 5JU

5 Lynton Villas is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bradford (BD9 5JU). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2014. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since December 1997 — that's 28 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. Today's modelled estimate of £200,000 sits 265.3% above the 1997 sale of £54,750. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£49/sq ft) was about 21.5% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.