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About Old School Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Old School Cottage is a semi-detached house in The Leigh, Gloucester, Gloucester (GL19 4AF). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in August 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced Gloucester HPI: 3.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £356,000 is 28.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£335/sq ft) was about 56.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 77 m² it sits well below the postcode median (130 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £277,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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)
Jul 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C75
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£356,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 8 years.
Last sold (2021)
£277,500
Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Church Lane homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On years held, Old School Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,604
Street avg £2,831
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 142 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GL19 4AF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 32 points of interest in total.
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