1 Bells Cottages, Cambridge, Gloucester, GL2 7BB
About 1 Bells Cottages
1 Bells Cottages is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Cambridge, Gloucester, Gloucester (GL2 7BB). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2009) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). The latest certificate is from January 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £160,000 is 37.9% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£263/sq ft) was about 27.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in July 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
1 Bells Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jan 2019
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 13 January 2019
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
1 Bells Cottages has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
1 Bells Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£160,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 16 years.
£116,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
3 July 2018Most recent
£116,000
+30.3%over 14 years17 June 2004
£89,000
+78.0%over 2 years11 January 2002
£50,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL2 7BB: £129,500 (2019–2008).
Versus the street
Price per m² for 1 Bells Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,833
Street avg £1,825
Floor Area
41 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
209/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Ryalls Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Slimbridge Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB







