8 Fountain Square, Gloucester, GL1 2QY

8 Fountain Square is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Gloucester (GL1 2QY). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a G (score 19), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (April 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 61), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. At 68 m² this is the 49th smallest of 51 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–68 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (19 versus a best of 80). Other recorded features include a balcony.

At 68 m² the property is well over the postcode median (47 m² across 50 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in February 2018. Across 2011–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £131,000 is 31% above the 2018 sale price.