18 Borrough Avenue, Leeds, LS8 1LR

18 Borrough Avenue is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Leeds (LS8 1LR). It has a recorded floor area of 165 m² (around 1776 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in June 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 165 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2001–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at -5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £402,000 sits 704% above the 2007 sale of £50,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£28/sq ft) was about 83.7% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.