Imperial House, Flat 4, Lypiatt Road, Cheltenham, GL50 2QJ

Imperial House is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cheltenham (GL50 2QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. At 131 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Imperial House (31–131 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since September 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 131 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). 3 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. 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. Across 2006–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £621,000 is 49.6% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£294/sq ft) was about 24.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.