5 Castleton Road, Barnwood, Gloucester, GL4 3GB

5 Castleton Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Barnwood, Gloucester, Gloucester (GL4 3GB). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Held since July 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £426,000 sits 126.6% above the 2002 sale of £188,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£156/sq ft) was about 33.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.