7 Temple Close, Barnwood, Gloucester, GL4 3ER

7 Temple Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Barnwood, Gloucester, Gloucester (GL4 3ER). It has a recorded floor area of 192 m² (around 2067 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

Held since April 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 192 m² the property is well over the postcode median (126 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £583,000 sits 271.3% above the 2000 sale of £157,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£76/sq ft) was about 56.5% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.