18 Springbank Crescent, Leeds, LS6 1AB

18 Springbank Crescent is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Leeds (LS6 1AB). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).

Held since June 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 £298,000 sits 362% above the 1995 sale of £64,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£70/sq ft) was about 64% below the postcode norm. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs).