12 Gorse Close, Bourton On The Water, Cheltenham, GL54 2EG

12 Gorse Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Bourton-On-The-Water, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL54 2EG). It has a recorded floor area of 186 m² (around 2002 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in September 2017 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

At 186 m² the property is well over the postcode median (134 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £763,000 is 17.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£325/sq ft) was about 31.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2022 for £650,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.