Southwater, Fromebridge Lane, Whitminster, Gloucester, GL2 7PD
About Southwater
Southwater is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Whitminster, Gloucester, Gloucester (GL2 7PD). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a G (score 20), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views, outbuildings and a basement.
At 132 m² it's 15.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (114 m² median across 7 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £480,000 is 15.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£292/sq ft) was about 56.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £415,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
- OutbuildingsYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
Southwater sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Southwater 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
Price for Southwater has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£480,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 26 years.
£415,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
5 March 2021Most recent
£415,000
+82.0%over 17 years8 December 2003
£228,000
+12.9%over 1 year26 September 2002
£202,000
+119.6%over 7 years30 May 1995
£92,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL2 7PD: £320,000 (2025–2010).
Nearby sales in GL2 7PD
Friday Cottage, Fromebridge Lane, Whitminster, Gloucester, GL2 7PD
Sold May 2025
£320,000Fromebridge House, Fromebridge Lane, Whitminster, Gloucester, GL2 7PD
Sold Mar 2021
£737,000Fromebridge Cottage, Fromebridge Lane, Whitminster, Gloucester, GL2 7PD
Sold Aug 2016
£386,0002 Millers Cottages, Fromebridge Lane, Whitminster, Gloucester, GL2 7PD
Sold Jul 2016
£295,000Millers Cottages, Nnearlyy, Fromebridge Lane, Whitminster, Gloucester, GL2 7PD
Sold Jun 2002
£165,000
Versus other Fromebridge Lane homes
On epc rating, Southwater runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,144
Street avg £2,667
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
7/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Fromebridge Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Whitminster Endowed Church of England Primary School. 4 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
49.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB







