15a, Church Lane, Newsome, Huddersfield, HD4 6JE

15a is a detached house in Newsome, Huddersfield, Huddersfield (HD4 6JE). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 421 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. At 39 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (39–148 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (34 versus a best of 74). The latest certificate (July 2010) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 65), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since January 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (80 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 £143,000 is 19.2% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£285/sq ft) was about 129.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.