44 Blacker Road, Huddersfield, HD1 5HT

44 Blacker Road is an end-of-terrace house in Huddersfield (HD1 5HT). It has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (around 334 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 31 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 27–122 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (46 versus a best of 75). The latest certificate (November 2021) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 4 certificates since June 2021. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 31 m² it sits well below the postcode median (90 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £126,000 is 26% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£300/sq ft) was about 222.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £100,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.