Flat 8, 2 Kiln Close, Gloucester, GL1 1GG

Flat 8 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Gloucester (GL1 1GG). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2012-2021 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (December 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Main heating runs on electricity. At 45 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–127 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 13 units on file.

At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (113 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Across 2014–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£281/sq ft) was about 47% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2022 for £136,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.