Imperial House, Flat 3, Lypiatt Road, Cheltenham, GL50 2QJ

Imperial House is a semi-detached house in Cheltenham (GL50 2QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 101 m² this is the 6th smallest of 7 units on EPC record in Imperial House, where floor areas span 31–131 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 (43 versus a best of 80).

At 101 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in March 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years. Across 2007–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £403,000 is 42.7% above the 2012 sale price.