Maisonette Flat, 29 Shaftesbury Avenue, Leeds, LS8 1DR

Maisonette Flat is a semi-detached house in Leeds (LS8 1DR). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in November 1997. 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 £237,000 sits 301.7% above the 1997 sale of £59,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£69/sq ft) was about 61.9% below the postcode norm. At 80 m² it sits well below the postcode median (197 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.