37 Bournside Road, Cheltenham, GL51 3AL

37 Bournside Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Cheltenham (GL51 3AL). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

It hasn't traded since October 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 135 m² it's 18.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (114 m² median across 18 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1999–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £708,000 sits 102.3% above the 2007 sale of £350,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£241/sq ft) was about 38.6% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.