Birdcage, Birdcage Lane, Halifax, HX3 0JQ

Birdcage is a detached house in Halifax (HX3 0JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 388 m² (around 4176 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in February 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in April 2011. At 388 m² the property is well over the postcode median (165 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £811,000 sits 70.7% above the 2011 sale of £475,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£114/sq ft) was about 48.3% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.