42 St Stephens Road, Cheltenham, GL51 3AD

42 St Stephens Road is a detached house in Cheltenham (GL51 3AD). It has a recorded floor area of 343 m² (around 3692 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since December 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 343 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 12 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. Across 1995–1996, sale prices on this property compounded at 31% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £977,000 sits 271.5% above the 1996 sale of £263,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£71/sq ft) was about 70% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.