Clarence Lodge, Flat 5, Clarence Square, Cheltenham, GL50 4JN

Clarence Lodge is a one-bedroom detached house in Cheltenham (GL50 4JN). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 426 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows a G (score 7), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 35). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 40 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in Clarence Lodge, where floor areas span 27–76 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (7 versus a best of 77).

Held since May 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (62 m² across 71 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2005–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 24.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £168,000 is 34.4% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£293/sq ft) was about 22.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.