12a, Ashleigh Road, Leeds, LS16 5AX

12a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Leeds (LS16 5AX). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). At 79 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 69–329 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 17 units on file.

It hasn't traded since January 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced Leeds HPI: 16.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £226,000 sits 60% above the 2004 sale of £141,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£166/sq ft) was about 22.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 79 m² it sits well below the postcode median (169 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.