38 Elmfield Terrace, Halifax, HX1 3EB

38 Elmfield Terrace is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Halifax (HX1 3EB). It has a recorded floor area of 214 m² (around 2303 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a basement.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in December 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 214 m² it's 21.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (176 m² median across 14 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £283,000 is 28.6% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£96/sq ft) was about 20.7% below the postcode norm.