Flat 1, 185 Hyde Park Road, Leeds, LS6 1AH

Flat 1 is an end-of-terrace house in Leeds (LS6 1AH). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 58 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–68 m². On EPC score it ranks first in the building (46 versus a worst of 41). The latest certificate (January 2019) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since June 2000, a hold of 26 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. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £243,000 is 42.9% above the 2000 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£272/sq ft) was about 151% above the typical sold price in the postcode.