5 Firwood Drive, Tuffley, Gloucester, GL4 0AB
About 5 Firwood Drive
5 Firwood Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Tuffley, Gloucester, Gloucester (GL4 0AB). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £506,000 is 23.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£298/sq ft) was about 100.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £410,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Firwood Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Firwood Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£506,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£410,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 June 2021Most recent
£410,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL4 0AB: £250,000 (2020–2014).
Nearby sales in GL4 0AB
18 Firwood Drive, Tuffley, Gloucester, GL4 0AB
Sold Dec 2020
£253,00012 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 5 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
Price per m² for 5 Firwood Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,203
Street avg £2,015
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 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.
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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