15 St James Street, Halifax, HX1 5SU

15 St James Street is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Halifax (HX1 5SU). It has a recorded floor area of 26 m² (around 280 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band A. At 26 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (26–177 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in March 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 26 m² it sits well below the postcode median (66 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £100,000 is 44.9% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£247/sq ft) was about 165.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £69,000 in April 2019.