Devonshire House, Flat 2, Devonshire Street, Cheltenham, GL50 3LS

Devonshire House is a one-bedroom detached house in Cheltenham (GL50 3LS). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1991-1995. Tenure is freehold. At 40 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in Devonshire House, where floor areas span 36–71 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since December 1998 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £136,000 sits 240% above the 1998 sale of £40,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£93/sq ft) was about 47.7% below the postcode norm. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (67 m² across 33 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs).