3b, Ayresome Terrace, Leeds, LS8 1BJ

3b 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 B. 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.

Held since October 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local 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. Today's modelled estimate of £158,000 is 28.5% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£208/sq ft) was about 28.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.