1a Montpellier Mews, Montpellier, Gloucester, GL1 1LF

1a Montpellier Mews is a one-bedroom detached house in Gloucester (GL1 1LF). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 513 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 48 m² this is the 10th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–77 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (51 versus a best of 76). The latest certificate (June 2009) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 48 m² it's 28.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (37 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £123,000 sits 78.3% above the 2012 sale of £69,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£134/sq ft) was about 18% below the postcode norm. On the market in August 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.