8a, Hyde Park Terrace, Leeds, LS6 1BJ

8a is a nine-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Leeds (LS6 1BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 187 m² (around 2013 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

It hasn't traded since July 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 187 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 40 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 9 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 6 is the typical count. Across 2006–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £293,000 sits 73.4% above the 2009 sale of £169,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£84/sq ft) was about 38.2% below the postcode norm.