18 Firwood Drive, Tuffley, Gloucester, GL4 0AB
About 18 Firwood Drive
18 Firwood Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Tuffley, Gloucester, Gloucester (GL4 0AB). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 85 m² it's 15.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 11 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £349,000 is 37.9% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£277/sq ft) was about 86.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £253,000 in December 2020.
Know exactly what you're buying at 18 Firwood Drive
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
18 Firwood Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
18 Firwood Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 18 Firwood Drive
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£349,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£253,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 December 2020Most recent
£253,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL4 0AB: £250,000 (2021–2014).
Nearby sales in GL4 0AB
5 Firwood Drive, Tuffley, Gloucester, GL4 0AB
Sold Jun 2021
£410,00012 Firwood Drive, Tuffley, Gloucester, GL4 0AB
Sold Sept 2019
£235,00010 Firwood Drive, Tuffley, Gloucester, GL4 0AB
Sold Jun 2017
£205,00033 Firwood Drive, Tuffley, Gloucester, GL4 0AB
Sold Jun 2017
£250,0006 Firwood Drive, Tuffley, Gloucester, GL4 0AB
Sold Feb 2014
£282,500
Everything we know about 18 Firwood Drive, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Firwood Drive homes
18 Firwood Drive is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,976
Street avg £2,040
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Beechwood Grove — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
The Crypt School. 27 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB