26 Lower Clay Pits, Halifax, HX1 4QQ

26 Lower Clay Pits is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Halifax (HX1 4QQ). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £160,000 is 45.5% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£85/sq ft) was about 38% below the postcode norm. On the market in July 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.