What kind of home is 8 Orchard Close, GL2 9BB?

8 Orchard Close, GL2 9BB is a 2-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 8 Orchard Close, GL2 9BB?

8 Orchard Close, GL2 9BB last sold for £165,000 in March 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £42,500 in September 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 8 Orchard Close, GL2 9BB changed over time?

Across 3 sales between September 1999 and March 2022, 8 Orchard Close, GL2 9BB rose from £42,500 to £165,000, a change of £122,500. That works out to roughly +6.2% per year compounded over 22 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 8 Orchard Close, GL2 9BB?

The current EPC rating for 8 Orchard Close, GL2 9BB is C with a score of 69 out of 100, lodged in March 2009. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 Orchard Close, GL2 9BB?

8 Orchard Close, GL2 9BB has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (611 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 Orchard Close, GL2 9BB use?

The latest EPC at 8 Orchard Close, GL2 9BB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 8 Orchard Close, GL2 9BB?

8 Orchard Close, GL2 9BB is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 8 Orchard Close, GL2 9BB in?

8 Orchard Close, GL2 9BB sits in Longford, Gloucester, Gloucester. It falls within the GL2 postcode district in Gloucestershire.

How safe is the area around 8 Orchard Close, GL2 9BB?

Police records around 8 Orchard Close, GL2 9BB show an average of 209 reported crimes per month over the last 18 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 41% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (57% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 8 Orchard Close, GL2 9BB?

The closest primary school to 8 Orchard Close, GL2 9BB is Longford Park Primary Academy (1.0km), one of 14 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Denmark Road High School (831m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 8 Orchard Close, GL2 9BB?

The closest bus stop to 8 Orchard Close, GL2 9BB is Fairmile Gardens, 103m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 Orchard Close, Longford, Gloucester, GL2 9BB

Solar panels3 sales on record

Estimated value

£181,000

Since the 2022 sale (£165,000)+10%
Against GL2 9BB's recent median (£170,000)+6%

Newest record on this page: May 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Detached

Floor Ground

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

57 m²

611 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 69

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Private Rental

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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£181,000

Against its 2022 sale (£165,000)+10%
Against GL2 9BB's recent median (£170,000)+6%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 8 Orchard Close is modelled from its 57 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in GL2 9BB. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
57 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2009
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in GL2 9BB
5 sales, median £170,000 (2026–2024)

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Valuation	Estimate from the last refresh	Analysed against comparable sales
Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.

Sales timeline

21 March 2022Most recent
£165,000
+48.2%over 6 years
22 January 2016
£111,300
+161.9%over 16 years
23 September 1999
£42,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in GL2 9BB: £170,000 (2026–2024).

Nearby sales in GL2 9BB

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 8 Orchard Close, Longford, Gloucester, GL2 9BB. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

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Overview

About 8 Orchard Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Orchard Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Longford, Gloucester, Gloucester (GL2 9BB). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 611 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 57 m² this is the 9th smallest of 34 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 50–103 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the top. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 99.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £165,000 in March 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

Building

Solar panelsYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

8 Orchard Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Mar 2019

Current Certificate

Mar 2009

EPC Rating

C69

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.7 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Certificate validity

Expired on 12 March 2019

New assessment needed to sell or let

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Orchard Close, Longford, Gloucester, GL2 9BB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Orchard Close has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Orchard Close homes

Four headline reads against 28 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 8 Orchard Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,908

Street avg £1,719

Strongly above

Floor Area

57 m²

Street avg 59 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.7 t/year

Street avg 3.2 t/year

Above

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Gloucester district page.

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Crime

209/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Fairmile Gardens — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Denmark Road High School. 17 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

Denmark Road High SchoolSecondary831m
Longford Park Primary AcademyPrimary1.0km
Kingsholm Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.0km
St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary1.8km

Nearest stops

Fairmile GardensBus stop103m
Gambier Parry GardensBus stop228m
Estcourt RoadBus stop548m
Fircroft RoadBus stop554m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences1,535 reports41%
Anti-social Behaviour744 reports20%
Public Order266 reports7%
Other Theft239 reports6%

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GL2 9BB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.7dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for GL2 9BB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

49.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.

Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 8 Orchard Close is modelled from its 57 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in GL2 9BB. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for 8 Orchard Close. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 8 Orchard Close was lodged in March 2009 at band C and expired in March 2019, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 8 Orchard Close. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 18 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 17 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from GL2 9BB, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 8 Orchard Close is in council tax band A. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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