Apartment 5, 85 High Street, Cheltenham, GL50 1DU

Apartment 5 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Cheltenham (GL50 1DU). It has a recorded floor area of 30 m² (around 323 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 30 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 27–31 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 (46 versus a best of 76).

Across 2007–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 13% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £120,000 sits 71.4% above the 2012 sale of £70,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£217/sq ft) was about 37% below the postcode norm. At 30 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 changed hands 14 years ago, in June 2012.