Beresford House, Flat 9, Shepherds Way, Cirencester, GL7 2EX

Beresford House is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Cirencester (GL7 2EX). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 63 m² this is the 5th smallest of 13 units on EPC record in Beresford House, where floor areas span 57–98 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (80 versus a worst of 40). The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since January 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

Held since December 1998 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £207,000 sits 260% above the 1998 sale of £57,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£85/sq ft) was about 54.4% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 63 m² it's 21.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 12 EPCs).