What type of property is 16 Oswald Drive, GL2 9FW?

16 Oswald Drive, GL2 9FW is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 16 Oswald Drive, GL2 9FW sell for?

16 Oswald Drive, GL2 9FW last sold for £233,000 in September 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £165,000 in June 2017, so prices have been rising over 5 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 16 Oswald Drive, GL2 9FW appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between June 2017 and September 2022, 16 Oswald Drive, GL2 9FW rose from £165,000 to £233,000, a change of £68,000. That works out to roughly +6.8% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 16 Oswald Drive, GL2 9FW have?

The current EPC rating for 16 Oswald Drive, GL2 9FW is B with a score of 81 out of 100, lodged in June 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 16 Oswald Drive, GL2 9FW?

16 Oswald Drive, GL2 9FW has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (538 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 28% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in GL2 9FW. Source: EPC Register.

How is 16 Oswald Drive, GL2 9FW heated?

The latest EPC at 16 Oswald Drive, GL2 9FW records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is 16 Oswald Drive, GL2 9FW located?

16 Oswald Drive, GL2 9FW sits in Longford, Gloucester, Gloucester. It falls within the GL2 postcode district in Gloucestershire.

Is 16 Oswald Drive, GL2 9FW in a safe area?

Police records around 16 Oswald Drive, GL2 9FW show an average of 7 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 34% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (282% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 16 Oswald Drive, GL2 9FW?

The closest primary school to 16 Oswald Drive, GL2 9FW is Longford Park Primary Academy (167m), one of 11 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Denmark Road High School (1.5km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 16 Oswald Drive, GL2 9FW?

The closest bus stop to 16 Oswald Drive, GL2 9FW is Longford Park, 215m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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16 Oswald Drive, Longford, Gloucester, GL2 9FW

EPC B

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

50 m²

538 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 81

Overview

About 16 Oswald Drive

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

16 Oswald Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Longford, Gloucester, Gloucester (GL2 9FW). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft). The latest certificate (June 2017) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 96).

Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£433/sq ft) was about 54.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 50 m² it's 27.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 21 EPCs). Last sale on file: £233,000 in September 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
Open-plan layoutYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

GarageYes

Building

ConciergeYes
RefurbishedYes

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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.

16 Oswald Drive's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Rating

B81

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.0 t/year

Occupancy

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Oswald Drive, Longford, Gloucester, GL2 9FW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Oswald Drive 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£245,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£233,000

Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

29 September 2022Most recent
£233,000
+41.2%over 5 years
29 June 2017
£165,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in GL2 9FW: £275,000 (2024–2022).

Nearby sales in GL2 9FW

On the street

Versus other Oswald Drive homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 16 Oswald Drive stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,660

Street avg £3,093

Strongly above

Floor Area

50 m²

Street avg 74 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.0 t/year

Street avg 1.2 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

4 years

Street avg 6 years

Below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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1 Austin Drive, Longford

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1 Chamwells Avenue, Longlevens

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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.

Full Gloucester report

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

0.2 km

Longford Park — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Longford Park Primary Academy. 13 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for GL2 9FW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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