5 Bowman Terrace, Halifax, HX1 5PB

5 Bowman Terrace is a mid-terrace house in Halifax (HX1 5PB). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71).

It hasn't traded since May 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 117 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2003–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 41.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £113,000 sits 50.7% above the 2007 sale of £75,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£60/sq ft) was about 37.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.