Flat 5, 98 Prestbury Road, Cheltenham, GL52 2DJ

Flat 5 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Cheltenham (GL52 2DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 61), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 37 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–86 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (32 versus a best of 72).

It hasn't traded since December 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Today's modelled estimate of £121,000 sits 86.2% above the 2007 sale of £65,000. At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (75 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).