The Orchard, Styles Lane, Harescombe, Gloucester, GL4 0XF
About The Orchard
The Orchard is a detached house in Harescombe, Gloucester, Gloucester (GL4 0XF). It has a recorded floor area of 186 m² (around 2000 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 186 m² the property is well over the postcode median (136 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Orchard's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Apr 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Orchard has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Apr 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of a single storey side extension.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- S.24/0298/HHOLD
- Jan 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Two storey rear extension to house a disabled lift.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- S.23/1805/HHOLD
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Orchard
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 Orchard has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£653,000
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 0XF: £340,000 (2021–1998).
Everything we know about The Orchard, 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 Styles Lane homes
On epc rating, The Orchard stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
67 (D)
Street avg 47 (E)
Floor Area
186 m²
Street avg 139 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 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
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Upper Wells — bus stop.
Closest school
2.4 km
Hunts Grove Primary Academy. 4 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
47.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB