Flat 2, 6 St Stephens Road, Cheltenham, GL51 3AA

Flat 2 is a semi-detached house in Cheltenham (GL51 3AA). It has a recorded floor area of 20 m² (around 215 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 20 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (20–129 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (47 versus a best of 76). The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 20 m² it sits well below the postcode median (50 m² across 67 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 2016–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £112,000 is 38.3% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£376/sq ft) was about 51.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2023 for £81,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2016.