14 Montpellier Drive, Cheltenham, GL50 1TX

14 Montpellier Drive is a semi-detached house in Cheltenham (GL50 1TX). It has a recorded floor area of 212 m² (around 2282 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since November 1995, a hold of 31 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 212 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £973,000 sits 540.1% above the 1995 sale of £152,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£67/sq ft) was about 79.5% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.