Applegarth Cottage, Flat 4, Church Street, Woodlesford, Leeds, LS26 8RE

Applegarth Cottage is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Woodlesford, Leeds, Leeds (LS26 8RE). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). At 46 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in Applegarth Cottage, where floor areas span 39–163 m².

Held since March 1995 — that's 31 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 £125,000 sits 257.1% above the 1995 sale of £35,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£71/sq ft) was about 49.1% below the postcode norm. At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (71 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.