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. At 39 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across The Academy (39–164 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (87 versus a worst of 43). 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.

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 (60 m² across 46 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£524/sq ft) was about 121.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2003.