286 Bradford Road, Huddersfield, HD1 6LQ

286 Bradford Road is a mid-terrace house in Huddersfield (HD1 6LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2015. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

It hasn't traded since July 2007, a hold of 19 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 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 23.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £150,000 is 11.1% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£87/sq ft) was about 52.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.