1 Clay Bank, Clay Pits Lane, Halifax, HX1 4QS

1 Clay Bank is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Halifax (HX1 4QS). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in May 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. At 55 m² this is the 4th smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–67 m². Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since March 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £181,000 sits 101.1% above the 1996 sale of £90,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£152/sq ft) was about 227.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.