265a, Hyde Park Road, Leeds, LS6 1AG

265a is a detached house in Leeds (LS6 1AG). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). At 65 m² this is the 22nd smallest of 36 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 20–310 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 36 units on file.

It hasn't traded since October 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £162,000 sits 170% above the 1997 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£86/sq ft) was about 50.5% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs).