1a, Wards End, Halifax, HX1 1DD

1a is an end-of-terrace house in Halifax (HX1 1DD). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). At 146 m² this is the 8th smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–146 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (60 versus a best of 75).

At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (43 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). 12 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.