1 Claytons Close, Methley, Leeds, LS26 9ES

1 Claytons Close is a detached house in Methley, Leeds, Leeds (LS26 9ES). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1433 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since August 2000 — that's 26 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. At 133 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £349,000 sits 365.3% above the 2000 sale of £75,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£52/sq ft) was about 52.4% below the postcode norm.