40 Oxford House, Swan Lane, Lockwood, Huddersfield, HD1 3UD

40 Oxford House is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Lockwood, Huddersfield, Huddersfield (HD1 3UD). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 35 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (35–37 m²). The latest certificate (July 2021) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Today's modelled estimate of £114,000 is 14.9% below the 2008 sale of £134,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. It hasn't traded since July 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 35 m² it's 27.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (48 m² median across 19 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs).