Basement Flat, 7 Ash Grove, Leeds, LS6 1AX

Basement Flat is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leeds (LS6 1AX). It has a recorded floor area of 30 m² (around 323 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in February 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 30 m² it sits well below the postcode median (172 m² across 33 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£929/sq ft) was about 714.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.