Flat 4, 15 St Michaels Square, Gloucester, GL1 1HX

Flat 4 is a mid-terrace house in Gloucester (GL1 1HX). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 56 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (43–56 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2018–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£199/sq ft) was about 37% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2021 for £120,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.