Buckingham House, Flat 4, Wellington Street, Cheltenham, GL50 1XY

Buckingham House is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Cheltenham (GL50 1XY). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. Tenure is freehold. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. At 51 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in Buckingham House, where floor areas span 36–85 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 6 units on file. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (September 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

At 51 m² it's 17.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (44 m² median across 72 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £248,000 is 37.8% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£328/sq ft) was about 30.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in October 2015.