18 Albert Drive, Cheltenham, GL52 3JH

18 Albert Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Cheltenham (GL52 3JH). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since February 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £487,000 sits 459.8% above the 1995 sale of £87,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£68/sq ft) was about 78% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 119 m² it's 20.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (150 m² median across 14 EPCs).