18 Ash Crescent, Leeds, LS6 3LE

18 Ash Crescent is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Leeds (LS6 3LE). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

Held since June 2000 — that's 26 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. At 138 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £345,000 sits 245% above the 2000 sale of £100,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£67/sq ft) was about 57.9% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.