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Get startedOld 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.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£356,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 8 years.
£277,500
Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 8 years.
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
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
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18 June 2021Most recent
£277,500
+27.6%over 7 years22 November 2013
£217,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL19 4AF: £230,000 (2020–2016).
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Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
GL19 4JG
Fieldview Caravan Park — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
Norton Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB
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