20 Kingston Drive, Halifax, HX1 4ES

20 Kingston Drive is a semi-detached house in Halifax (HX1 4ES). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since September 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. At 173 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £138,000 sits 72.5% above the 2005 sale of £80,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£43/sq ft) was about 56.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.