Yew Tree Cottage, The Quarry, Brockhampton, Cheltenham, GL54 5XL

Yew Tree Cottage is a detached house in Brockhampton, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL54 5XL). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2010); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on b30k.

At 170 m² the property is well over the postcode median (112 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 8 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include partial demolition, tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£506/sq ft) was about 59.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2024 at £925,000.