40 Elmfield Terrace, Halifax, HX1 3EB

40 Elmfield Terrace is a six-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Halifax (HX1 3EB). It has a recorded floor area of 235 m² (around 2530 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2011 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement.

It hasn't traded since June 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 235 m² the property is well over the postcode median (176 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £356,000 sits 201.7% above the 2000 sale of £118,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£47/sq ft) was about 61.3% below the postcode norm.