Jasmine Cottage, Boddington Lane, Boddington, Cheltenham, GL51 0TJ

Jasmine Cottage is a semi-detached house in Boddington, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL51 0TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 169 m² (around 1819 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since May 2021. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

At 169 m² the property is well over the postcode median (108 m² across 18 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. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £362,000 is 22.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£162/sq ft) was about 40.1% below the postcode norm. Sold June 2021 for £295,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.