3 Ayresome Terrace, Leeds, LS8 1BJ

3 Ayresome Terrace is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leeds (LS8 1BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. At 55 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (55–217 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good.

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in August 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £198,000 sits 144.4% above the 1999 sale of £81,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£137/sq ft) was about 18.3% below the postcode norm. At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (132 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.