1 Rectory Farm Cottages, Shepherds Patch, Slimbridge, Gloucester, GL2 7BP

1 Rectory Farm Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Slimbridge, Gloucester, Gloucester (GL2 7BP). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2015 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Main heating runs on lpg.

At 106 m² the property is well over the postcode median (55 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). It changed hands recently, sold January 2026 for £467,500. Across 2016–2026, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£410/sq ft) was about 54.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.