The Patch House, Apartment 6, Shepherds Patch, Slimbridge, Gloucester, GL2 7BP

The Patch House is a semi-detached house in Slimbridge, Gloucester, Gloucester (GL2 7BP). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 40 m² this is the 5th smallest of 6 units on EPC record in The Patch House, where floor areas span 29–50 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (54 versus a best of 69). The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (December 2008); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (106 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £151,000 is 37.3% above the 2018 sale price. Most recent transfer: June 2018 at £110,000.