7 Hawthorn Road, Cheltenham, GL51 7LQ

7 Hawthorn Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Cheltenham (GL51 7LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2013); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 65 m² this is the 5th smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–96 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom.

Across 1996–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £154,000 sits 105.3% above the 2014 sale of £75,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£107/sq ft) was about 38.6% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 12 years ago, in April 2014.