3 Blenheim Close, Upper Rissington, Cheltenham, GL54 2QX

3 Blenheim Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Upper Rissington, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL54 2QX). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1724 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2010) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 42). Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from August 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since May 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 160 m² it's 28.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (224 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £688,000 sits 78.7% above the 2005 sale of £385,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£223/sq ft) was about 24.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.