8 The Forge, Hempsted, Gloucester, GL2 5GH

8 The Forge is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hempsted, Gloucester, Gloucester (GL2 5GH). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Held since July 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 104 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 37 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £306,000 sits 60% above the 2007 sale of £191,222. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£171/sq ft) was about 30.2% below the postcode norm.