3 Courtrai Flats, Lansdown Castle Drive, Cheltenham, GL51 7AF

3 Courtrai Flats is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Cheltenham (GL51 7AF). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 58 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 48–75 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (67 versus a worst of 46). Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

It hasn't traded since September 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £160,000 sits 255.6% above the 1996 sale of £45,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£72/sq ft) was about 65.6% below the postcode norm.