2 Chester Road, Gloucester, GL4 3AX
About 2 Chester Road
2 Chester Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Gloucester (GL4 3AX). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 83 m² it sits well below the postcode median (121 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2013–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 12% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £451,000 is 29.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£389/sq ft) was about 169.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £347,500 in May 2021. 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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Summer houseYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Aug 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 2 Chester Road.
- Apr 2014FullIn report
First Revision of previous permission- change of construction material
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/00340/FUL
- Mar 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension, to include an extension to the existing dropped kerb
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/00063/FUL
What's in 2 Chester Road, Gloucester, GL4 3AX's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 2 Chester Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£451,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.0% per year over 7 years.
£347,500
Growth on file: 12.0% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
9 May 2021Most recent
£347,500
+131.7%over 7 years29 November 2013
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL4 3AX: £195,000 (2022–2008).
Nearby sales in GL4 3AX
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Versus other Chester Road homes
2 Chester Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,187
Street avg £1,677
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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