5e, Market Street, Heckmondwike, WF16 0JY

5e is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Heckmondwike (WF16 0JY). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. At 33 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 26–206 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom.

Held since March 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2005–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 40% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £109,000 is 45.3% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£211/sq ft) was about 47.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.