Holly Cottage, Cheap Street, Chedworth, Cheltenham, GL54 4AA

Holly Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Chedworth, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL54 4AA). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 989 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 51). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since August 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 92 m² it sits well below the postcode median (163 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £471,000 is 27.6% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£373/sq ft) was about 38% above the typical sold price in the postcode.