Brookside Cottage, 1, Shipton Oliffe, Cheltenham, GL54 4JF

Brookside Cottage is a semi-detached house in Shipton Oliffe, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL54 4JF). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an F (score 22), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (September 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in October 2001. At 151 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £442,000 sits 321% above the 2001 sale of £105,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£65/sq ft) was about 73.6% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.