44a, Carlton Lane, Rothwell, Leeds, LS26 0DJ

44a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Rothwell, Leeds, Leeds (LS26 0DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 529 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 49 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (49–275 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 23 units on file. The latest certificate (July 2011) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The latest certificate is from July 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since September 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (107 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1996–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£321/sq ft) was about 148.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.