Flat, 68 Otley Old Road, Leeds, LS16 6LQ

Flat is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Leeds (LS16 6LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). At 53 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 52–114 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 10 units on file.

Held since August 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £147,000 sits 145% above the 1998 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£105/sq ft) was about 37.5% below the postcode norm. At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (94 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused.