4 Croft House Court, Pudsey, LS28 7NN

4 Croft House Court is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Pudsey (LS28 7NN). It has a recorded floor area of 26 m² (around 280 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. At 26 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 22–79 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (60 versus a best of 75). The latest certificate (November 2015) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since February 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since March 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 11.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £173,000 is 25.4% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£493/sq ft) was about 184.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 26 m² it sits well below the postcode median (51 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.