The Orchard, Denholme Gate Road, Hipperholme, Halifax, HX3 8HX

The Orchard is a four-bedroom detached house in Hipperholme, Halifax, Halifax (HX3 8HX). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2010) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from November 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 104 m² it sits well below the postcode median (160 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £376,000 is 27.5% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£264/sq ft) was about 127.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in January 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.