5 Linnet Close, Abbeydale, Gloucester, GL4 4UA
About 5 Linnet Close
5 Linnet Close is a semi-detached house in Abbeydale, Gloucester, Gloucester (GL4 4UA). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 80 m² it's 17.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 16 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £255,000 is 36% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£218/sq ft) was about 43.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in December 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Linnet Close has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2010ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of conservatory at rear (retrospective application)
RetrospectiveExtension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/01078/FUL
What's in 5 Linnet Close, Abbeydale, Gloucester, GL4 4UA's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
5 Linnet Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£255,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 20 years.
£187,500
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
2 December 2016Most recent
£187,500
+33.9%over 10 years16 December 2005
£140,000
+233.3%over 9 years29 November 1996
£42,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL4 4UA: £265,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in GL4 4UA
6 Linnet Close, Abbeydale, Gloucester, GL4 4UA
Sold Mar 2025
£275,0007 Linnet Close, Abbeydale, Gloucester, GL4 4UA
Sold Jun 2020
£265,00012 Linnet Close, Abbeydale, Gloucester, GL4 4UA
Sold Nov 2019
£287,50024 Linnet Close, Abbeydale, Gloucester, GL4 4UA
Sold Sept 2019
£185,00031 Linnet Close, Abbeydale, Gloucester, GL4 4UA
Sold Jul 2018
£218,000
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Versus other Linnet Close homes
On habitable rooms, 5 Linnet Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,344
Street avg £1,969
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Linnett Close school stop — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Gloucester Academy. 27 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB