Cypress Court, Flat 5, Waterloo Street, Cheltenham, GL51 9BY

Cypress Court is an end-of-terrace house in Cheltenham (GL51 9BY). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 32 m² this is the 4th smallest of 33 units on EPC record in Cypress Court, where floor areas span 29–64 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (44 versus a best of 82). The latest certificate (September 2022) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since July 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 32 m² it's 22% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (41 m² median across 39 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2003–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £102,000 sits 56.9% above the 2007 sale of £65,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£189/sq ft) was about 47.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.