Flat 1, 115 Westgate Street, Gloucester, GL1 2PG

Flat 1 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Gloucester (GL1 2PG). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since December 1998 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £163,000 sits 515.1% above the 1998 sale of £26,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£38/sq ft) was about 82.9% below the postcode norm. At 64 m² it's 26.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 14 EPCs).