The Rhydings, Briestfield Road, Briestfield, Dewsbury, WF12 0PA

The Rhydings is a four-bedroom detached house in Briestfield, Dewsbury, Dewsbury (WF12 0PA). It has a recorded floor area of 347 m² (around 3735 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Other recorded features include notable views, a self-contained annexe, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.

Held since May 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 347 m² the property is well over the postcode median (183 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £800,000 sits 401.6% above the 1996 sale of £159,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£43/sq ft) was about 76.7% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.