Paradise Cottage, Harescombe, Gloucester, GL4 0XD
About Paradise Cottage
Paradise Cottage is a detached house in Harescombe, Gloucester, Gloucester (GL4 0XD). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 98), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 110 m² it sits well below the postcode median (184 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £610,000 is 28.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£402/sq ft) was about 42.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £475,599. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Paradise Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 February 2030
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Planning history
Paradise Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£610,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£475,599
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 October 2021Most recent
£475,599
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL4 0XD: £850,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in GL4 0XD
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Sold Jul 2025
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Sold Mar 2025
£850,000Yew Tree Cottage, Harescombe, Gloucester, GL4 0XD
Sold Mar 2025
£900,000The Chase, Harescombe, Gloucester, GL4 0XD
Sold Jan 2022
£781,000Cornerways, Harescombe, Gloucester, GL4 0XD
Sold Aug 2021
£625,000
Versus the street
On price per m², Paradise Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,324
Street avg £2,592
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 214 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 10.3 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
212/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.8 km
Grange — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
Haresfield Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB







