1a, Birchington Avenue, Huddersfield, HD3 3RD

1a is a two-bedroom detached house in Huddersfield (HD3 3RD). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a balcony.

Held since January 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Today's modelled estimate of £303,000 sits 63.8% above the 2008 sale of £185,000. At 92 m² it's 16.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 22 EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.