Ashford House, Flat 1, 2 Ashford Road, Cheltenham, GL50 2QZ

Ashford House is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cheltenham (GL50 2QZ). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record. At 42 m² this is the 7th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in Ashford House, where floor areas span 26–64 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to D across 8 units on file. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since November 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £185,000 is 34.1% above the 2009 sale price.