Flat 4, 16 Sydenham Road North, Cheltenham, GL52 6EA

Flat 4 is a semi-detached house in Cheltenham (GL52 6EA). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 38 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (38–54 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 (49 versus a best of 69). The latest certificate (November 2018) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.

Held since September 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (65 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £155,000 is 40.9% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£269/sq ft) was about 21% above the typical sold price in the postcode.