1535 The Melting Point, Apartment 98, 5 Firth Street, Huddersfield, HD1 3BE

1535 The Melting Point is an end-of-terrace house in Huddersfield (HD1 3BE). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 69 m² this is the 23rd smallest of 24 units on EPC record in 1535 The Melting Point, where floor areas span 42–70 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 69 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs).