The Academy, Flat 8, 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 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. At 164 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across The Academy (39–164 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (43 versus a best of 87). The latest certificate (May 2026) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it B (February 2009); the latest reading is 3 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in October 2003. At 164 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 46 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £331,000 sits 50.5% above the 2003 sale of £220,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£125/sq ft) was about 47.5% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2003.