128a, Cheltenham Road, Gloucester, GL2 0LX

128a is a two-bedroom detached house in Gloucester (GL2 0LX). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (December 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 49 m² this is the 10th smallest of 52 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–319 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to B across 52 units on file.

It hasn't traded since September 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (93 m² across 51 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 51% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£455/sq ft) was about 131.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2004.