5 Albemarle Gate, Cheltenham, GL50 4NG

5 Albemarle Gate is a four-bedroom detached house in Cheltenham (GL50 4NG). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 109 m² it sits well below the postcode median (164 m² across 6 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. Today's modelled estimate of £607,000 is 44.5% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£358/sq ft) was about 41.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in May 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.