13 Emscote Grove, Halifax, HX1 3AP

13 Emscote Grove is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Halifax (HX1 3AP). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a G (score 20), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2016); the latest reading is 3 bands lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 63), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 32 m² this is the 4th smallest of 45 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–131 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the bottom.

At 32 m² it sits well below the postcode median (78 m² across 44 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £109,000 is 45.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£218/sq ft) was about 190.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in July 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.