Flat 3, 29 Victoria Road, Leeds, LS6 1AS

Flat 3 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leeds (LS6 1AS). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 44 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (44–107 m²). On EPC score it ranks last in the building (62 versus a best of 67). The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).

Held since March 1999 — that's 27 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 £209,000 sits 67.2% above the 1999 sale of £125,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£264/sq ft) was about 99.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (102 m² across 46 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.