Lorraine House, Stanley Road, Halifax, HX1 3RX

Lorraine House is a detached house in Halifax (HX1 3RX). It has a recorded floor area of 222 m² (around 2390 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since March 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since May 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. At 222 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2002–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £401,000 sits 60.4% above the 2004 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£105/sq ft) was about 37% above the typical sold price in the postcode.