Beresford House, Flat 6, Shepherds Way, Cirencester, GL7 2EX

Beresford House is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cirencester (GL7 2EX). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 57 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Beresford House (57–98 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include a balcony. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2008); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since September 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 22.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £212,000 sits 54.7% above the 2003 sale of £137,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£223/sq ft) was about 20.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 57 m² it's 29.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 12 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).