The Ironworks, Apartment 20, Birkhouse Lane, Paddock, Huddersfield, HD4 5AD

The Ironworks is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Paddock, Huddersfield, Huddersfield (HD4 5AD). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 67 m² this is the 42nd smallest of 52 units on EPC record in The Ironworks, where floor areas span 37–91 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Today's modelled estimate of £107,000 is 40.6% below the 2008 sale of £180,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£250/sq ft) was about 31.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It hasn't traded since February 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. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).