8 West Royd Close, Halifax, HX1 3LT

8 West Royd Close is a semi-detached house in Halifax (HX1 3LT). It has a recorded floor area of 234 m² (around 2519 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in February 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

Held since February 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 234 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £229,000 sits 344.6% above the 2002 sale of £51,510. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£20/sq ft) was about 72.1% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.