Flat 2, 21 Cardigan Road, Leeds, LS6 3AE

Flat 2 is an end-of-terrace house in Leeds (LS6 3AE). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 59 m² this is the 4th smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–113 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £578,000 is 47.5% below the 2022 sale of £1,100,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,732/sq ft) was about 565.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Sold May 2022 for £1,100,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.