26 St James House, Harescombe Drive, Gloucester, GL1 3LE

26 St James House is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Gloucester (GL1 3LE). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 81 m² this is the 15th smallest of 18 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 49–85 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 81 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 51 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2006–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at -7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £137,000 is 34.3% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£117/sq ft) was about 39.9% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in July 2012.