The Academy, Flat 10, Dunalley Street, Cheltenham, GL50 4AP

The Academy is a one-bedroom detached house in Cheltenham (GL50 4AP). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft) and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2009) returns a high B (score 87), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The latest certificate is from February 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 39 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 13 units on EPC record in The Academy, where floor areas span 38–123 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (87 versus a worst of 57).

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in November 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (59 m² across 45 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 84% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £256,000 is 16.4% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£524/sq ft) was about 120.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2003.