30 Leven Close, Longlevens, Gloucester, GL2 0AP

30 Leven Close is a one-bedroom detached house in Longlevens, Gloucester, Gloucester (GL2 0AP). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 36 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 19 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–84 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 19 units on file.

At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (65 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £130,000 is 12.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£299/sq ft) was about 39.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2022 for £116,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.