Flat 7, 56 London Road, Cheltenham, GL52 6EQ

Flat 7 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Cheltenham (GL52 6EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. At 36 m² this is the 5th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 24–52 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to D across 12 units on file.

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in July 1999. 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 £149,000 sits 292.1% above the 1999 sale of £38,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£98/sq ft) was about 62.1% below the postcode norm.