Flat 5, 3 Park Villas, Leeds, LS8 1DL

Flat 5 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Leeds (LS8 1DL). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. At 99 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (62–99 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

Held since July 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 99 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £341,000 is 49.6% above the 2003 sale price.