20 Newstead Grove, Halifax, HX1 4TD

20 Newstead Grove is a mid-terrace house in Halifax (HX1 4TD). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2015 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since February 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 109 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £115,000 sits 155.6% above the 2004 sale of £45,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£38/sq ft) was about 45.3% below the postcode norm.