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3 Fountain Square, Gloucester, GL1 2QY

4 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Floor 4th
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
60 m²
646 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 3 Fountain Square

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

3 Fountain Square is an end-of-terrace house in Gloucester (GL1 2QY). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since January 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. At 60 m² this is the 43rd smallest of 51 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–68 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 51 units on file.

At 60 m² it's 27.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (47 m² median across 50 EPCs). Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £137,000 is 14.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£186/sq ft) was about 53.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £120,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Dec 2018

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2013from Jan 2009
Hot Water
Very GoodGood

Hot water efficiency decreased

Walls
Very PoorPoor

Wall insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
0%64%

More low energy lighting installed

Dec 2018from Aug 2013
Low Energy Lighting
64%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Fountain Square, Gloucester, GL1 2QY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Fountain Square has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

10 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

3 Fountain Square has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£137,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£120,000

Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 November 2022Most recent

    £120,000

    +33.3%over 3 years
  2. 8 March 2019

    £90,000

    +20.0%over 15 years
  3. 28 November 2003

    £75,000

    +257.1%over 6 years
  4. 19 June 1997

    £21,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in GL1 2QY: £85,000 (2022–2017).

On the street

Versus other Fountain Square homes

Four headline reads against 50 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

3 Fountain Square outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,000

Street avg £1,553

Strongly above

Floor Area

60 m²

Street avg 49 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 2.2 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 3 Fountain Square

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Gloucester district page.

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

12/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

St Nicholas' Church — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Kingsholm Church of England Primary School. 20 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GL1 2QY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for GL1 2QY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for GL1 2QY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 3 Fountain Square, Gloucester, GL1 2QY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.