20a, Ratcliff Lawns, Southam, Cheltenham, GL52 3PA

20a is a semi-detached house in Southam, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL52 3PA). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2019. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

Held since May 1997 — that's 29 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 £591,000 sits 316.2% above the 1997 sale of £142,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£132/sq ft) was about 55.7% below the postcode norm. At 100 m² it sits well below the postcode median (144 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.