18 Merchants Quay, East Street, Leeds, LS9 8BA

18 Merchants Quay is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Leeds (LS9 8BA). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. At 40 m² this is the 5th smallest of 62 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 11–157 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 62 units on file. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since December 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since May 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (71 m² across 61 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2000–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £132,000 is 10% above the 2003 sale price.