23 Bronte Close, Cheltenham, GL51 3NG

23 Bronte Close is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cheltenham (GL51 3NG). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 2-band jump.

Held since June 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £203,000 sits 62.4% above the 2011 sale of £125,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£298/sq ft) was about 35% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (59 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.