8 Blackwood Grove, Halifax, HX1 4RH

8 Blackwood Grove is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Halifax (HX1 4RH). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2026) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in February 2016 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

Held since October 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (108 m² across 31 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 87% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 25.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £109,000 is 39.7% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£111/sq ft) was about 172.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.