63a, Queens Road, Leeds, LS6 1HY

63a is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Leeds (LS6 1HY). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 72 m² this is the 4th smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 51–146 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (50 versus a best of 77). The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since January 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. At 72 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £155,000 sits 96.2% above the 2002 sale of £79,000.