6 Thornes Fold, Lepton, Huddersfield, HD8 0ND

6 Thornes Fold is a five-bedroom detached house in Lepton, Huddersfield, Huddersfield (HD8 0ND). It has a recorded floor area of 258 m² (around 2777 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in March 2002. At 258 m² the property is well over the postcode median (120 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £696,000 sits 217.8% above the 2002 sale of £219,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£79/sq ft) was about 27.7% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.