27 Church Lane, Heckmondwike, WF16 0AT

27 Church Lane is a mid-terrace house in Heckmondwike (WF16 0AT). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.

Held since December 1999 — that's 26 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 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £163,000 sits 250.5% above the 1999 sale of £46,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£40/sq ft) was about 63.2% below the postcode norm.