Flat, 12 Rodney Road, Cheltenham, GL50 1JJ

Flat is a semi-detached house in Cheltenham (GL50 1JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 49 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (49–157 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (45 versus a best of 82). The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, lighting went from Average to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (126 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.