Flat 2, 8 Evesham Road, Cheltenham, GL52 2AB

Flat 2 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Cheltenham (GL52 2AB). It has a recorded floor area of 26 m² (around 280 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 26 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (26–74 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (41 versus a best of 77). The latest certificate (January 2018) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2011); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.

At 26 m² it sits well below the postcode median (54 m² across 58 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). Sold November 2018 for £92,500. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £113,000 is 22.2% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£331/sq ft) was about 47.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.