16 Birchfield Road, Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham, GL52 8LB

16 Birchfield Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL52 8LB). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2019 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.

At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £326,000 is 39.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£340/sq ft) was about 60.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £234,000 in August 2020.