Imperial House, Flat 5, Lypiatt Road, Cheltenham, GL50 2QJ

Imperial House is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cheltenham (GL50 2QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (around 334 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. 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 31 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Imperial House (31–131 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 7 units on file. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in July 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good.

At 31 m² it sits well below the postcode median (74 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 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 2007–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £724,000 is 20.1% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,807/sq ft) was about 664% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in June 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.