55 Leylands Lane, Bradford, BD9 5QT

55 Leylands Lane is a semi-detached house in Bradford (BD9 5QT). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 152 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £301,000 is 43.3% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£128/sq ft) was about 18.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in April 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.