1 Chapel Close, Kempsford, Fairford, GL7 4LU

1 Chapel Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Kempsford, Fairford, Fairford (GL7 4LU). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (September 2012); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £377,000 sits 71.4% above the 2014 sale of £220,000. At 82 m² the property is well over the postcode median (57 m² across 4 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. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in February 2014. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.