4 Oxleys Square, Mount, Huddersfield, HD3 3XL

4 Oxleys Square is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Mount, Huddersfield, Huddersfield (HD3 3XL). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a basement.

Held since December 2007 — 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. Across 2002–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £133,000 is 23.1% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£182/sq ft) was about 32.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.