1 Church Cottages, Church Lane, Whaddon, Gloucester, GL4 0UE
About 1 Church Cottages
1 Church Cottages is a semi-detached house in Whaddon, Gloucester, Gloucester (GL4 0UE). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since June 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 65), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg.
At 78 m² it sits well below the postcode median (141 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2015.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 24 July 2035
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Solar water heating installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
1 application on record at 1 Church Cottages, Church Lane, Whaddon, Gloucester, GL4 0UE
- Apr 2015ExtensionOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Replacement of existing lean - to study with garden room with pitched roofExtend beyond rear: 4.5mMaximum height: 3.7mHeight to eaves: 2.2m
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- S.15/0720/GDPE
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Sales history & valuation
1 Church Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£274,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL4 0UE: £465,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in GL4 0UE
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£465,000Gardeners Cottage, Church Lane, Whaddon, Gloucester, GL4 0UE
Sold Dec 2021
£407,000Robinswood Cottage, Church Lane, Whaddon, Gloucester, GL4 0UE
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£440,000
Versus other Church Lane homes
On floor area, 1 Church Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
30 (F)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 146 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
212/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Wynstones School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Willow Primary Academy. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB







