18 Long Lover Lane, Halifax, HX1 4QF

18 Long Lover Lane is an end-of-terrace house in Halifax (HX1 4QF). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 100 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2012–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £147,000 is 22.5% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£111/sq ft) was about 25.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in August 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.