Faroe, Flat 24, Gotts Road, Leeds, LS12 1DF

Faroe is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leeds (LS12 1DF). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2022) returns a high B (score 87), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in August 2012 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. Main heating runs on electricity. At 51 m² this is the 9th smallest of 91 units on EPC record in Faroe, where floor areas span 41–161 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (87 versus a worst of 53). Other recorded features include a balcony.

Held since March 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 51 m² it's 19% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 90 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £125,000 is 13.6% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£200/sq ft) was about 17.8% below the postcode norm.