1 Chester Road, Gloucester, GL4 3AX
About 1 Chester Road
1 Chester Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Gloucester (GL4 3AX). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 121 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £342,000 is 10.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£238/sq ft) was about 63.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £310,000 in December 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 1 Chester Road.
- Jan 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 03/01359/FUL
What's in 1 Chester Road, Gloucester, GL4 3AX's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Chester Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2002.
£342,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 20 years.
£310,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
7 December 2022Most recent
£310,000
+252.3%over 20 years6 December 2002
£88,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL4 3AX: £195,000 (2021–2013).
Nearby sales in GL4 3AX
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Versus other Chester Road homes
1 Chester Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,562
Street avg £2,002
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Chester Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Barnwood Park School. 32 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB