5 Cottage Field, Highnam, Gloucester, GL2 8NG

5 Cottage Field is a four-bedroom detached house in Highnam, Gloucester, Gloucester (GL2 8NG). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

Held since August 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 138 m² it's 20% larger than the typical home in the postcode (115 m² median across 6 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1998–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £540,000 sits 63.6% above the 2007 sale of £330,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 19.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.