The Academy, Flat 5, Dunalley Street, Cheltenham, GL50 4AP

The Academy is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Cheltenham (GL50 4AP). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. At 103 m² this is the 11th 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 bottom. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (September 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

It hasn't traded since January 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. At 103 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 45 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £350,000 sits 89.2% above the 2004 sale of £185,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£167/sq ft) was about 32.1% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2003.