Orchard Cottage, Church Lane, Whaddon, Gloucester, GL4 0UE

Orchard Cottage is a detached house in Whaddon, Gloucester, Gloucester (GL4 0UE). It has a recorded floor area of 207 m² (around 2228 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it C (September 2010); the latest reading is 3 bands lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 64), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.

At 207 m² the property is well over the postcode median (119 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £650,000 in February 2023. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2004–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£292/sq ft) was about 27.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2005.