252a, Tong Road, Leeds, LS12 3BG

252a is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Leeds (LS12 3BG). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 64 m² this is the 7th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 27–65 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (39 versus a best of 73). The latest certificate (September 2018) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 4 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58).

It hasn't traded since January 1995, a hold of 31 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 64 m² the property is well over the postcode median (32 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £115,000 sits 325.9% above the 1995 sale of £27,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£39/sq ft) was about 83.2% below the postcode norm.