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Get startedThe Old Forge is a three-bedroom detached house in Ripple, Tewkesbury, Tewkesbury (GL20 6EY). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 3 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 64), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced Tewkesbury HPI: 5.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £450,000 is 38.5% above the 2016 sale price. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in January 2016. Across the public record there are 8 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
The Old Forge sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Oct 2025
The Old Forge has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension (Retrospective)
Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.
£450,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 20 years.
£325,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 20 years.
On epc rating, The Old Forge runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,539
Street avg £3,103
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 150 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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
47.7dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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29 January 2016Most recent
£325,000
-2.3%over 3 years14 December 2012
£332,500
+1.5%over 2 years1 July 2010
£327,500
-9.0%over 2 years2 July 2007
£360,000
+53.2%over 4 years15 November 2002
£235,000
+20.5%over 1 year20 July 2001
£195,000
+23.4%over 2 years9 October 1998
£158,000
+41.1%over 2 years19 March 1996
£112,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL20 6EY: £600,000 (2025–2019).
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CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 7.7 t/year
GL20 6DD
Telephone Box — bus stop.
Closest school
2.8 km
Twyning School. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB
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