Merrow, The Knoll, Cranham, Gloucester, GL4 8HR

Merrow is a detached house in Cranham, Gloucester, Gloucester (GL4 8HR). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in March 2019 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on oil.

Held since October 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £519,000 sits 240.3% above the 2000 sale of £152,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£91/sq ft) was about 54.8% below the postcode norm. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs).