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Get started6 Penny Black Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Tewkesbury (GL20 5AD). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 89 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (49–89 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to D, with this unit at the top. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity.
Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in February 2011. Sale prices here have outpaced Tewkesbury HPI: 7.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £183,000 sits 59.1% above the 2011 sale of £115,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£120/sq ft) was about 25.7% below the postcode norm. At 89 m² the property is well over the postcode median (57 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
6 Penny Black Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
6 Penny Black Cottages has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£183,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 16 years.
£115,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 16 years.
EPC Rating for 6 Penny Black Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 43 (E)
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 54 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.9dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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4 February 2011Most recent
£115,000
+144.7%over 9 years29 June 2001
£47,000
+30.6%over 5 years14 July 1995
£36,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL20 5AD: £105,000 (2025–2011).
3 Penny Black Cottages Post Office Lane Tewkesbury
Sold Jan 2025
4 Penny Black Cottages Post Office Lane Tewkesbury
Sold Dec 2016
2 Penny Black Cottages Post Office Lane Tewkesbury
Sold Jun 2016
1 Penny Black Cottages Post Office Lane Tewkesbury
Sold Dec 2005
5 Penny Black Cottages Post Office Lane Tewkesbury
Sold Feb 2004
Street avg 5.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
GL20 5BA
The Cross — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Tewkesbury Church of England Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
Flood risk
Low
From the Environment Agency.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB
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