Apartment 1, 85 High Street, Cheltenham, GL50 1DU

Apartment 1 is a semi-detached house in Cheltenham (GL50 1DU). It has a recorded floor area of 27 m² (around 291 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 27 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (27–31 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2007–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £190,000 sits 72.7% above the 2019 sale of £110,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£378/sq ft) was about 35% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 27 m² it sits well below the postcode median (51 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £110,000 in April 2019.