12 Heights Lane, Heckmondwike, WF16 0DQ

12 Heights Lane is a detached house in Heckmondwike (WF16 0DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 4 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.

At 155 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer: May 2023 at £245,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2003–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £272,000 is 11% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£147/sq ft) was about 25.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2005.