42 Cherrington Drive, Abbeymead, Gloucester, GL4 4XW
About 42 Cherrington Drive
42 Cherrington Drive is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Abbeymead, Gloucester, Gloucester (GL4 4XW). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on electricity. At 45 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 24 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–139 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 24 units on file. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Most recent transfer: November 2023 at £147,500. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2008–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£305/sq ft) was about 65.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 45 m² it's 19.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (56 m² median across 23 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
42 Cherrington Drive has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
42 Cherrington Drive has changed hands more often than typical for the area.
£157,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.7% per year over 15 years.
£147,500
Growth on file: 0.7% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
30 November 2023Most recent
£147,500
+26.3%over 7 years18 February 2016
£116,750
+25.5%over 3 years11 October 2012
£93,000
+3.3%over 4 years25 September 2008
£90,000
-31.7%12 June 2008
£131,850
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL4 4XW: £224,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in GL4 4XW
48 Cherrington Drive, Abbeymead, Gloucester, GL4 4XW
Sold Mar 2025
£224,00018 Cherrington Drive, Abbeymead, Gloucester, GL4 4XW
Sold Nov 2024
£170,00025 Cherrington Drive, Abbeymead, Gloucester, GL4 4XW
Sold Jul 2023
£435,70030 Cherrington Drive, Abbeymead, Gloucester, GL4 4XW
Sold May 2023
£256,5002 Cherrington Drive, Abbeymead, Gloucester, GL4 4XW
Sold May 2021
£358,000
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Versus other Cherrington Drive homes
On price per m², 42 Cherrington Drive stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,278
Street avg £2,061
Floor Area
45 m²
Street avg 51 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 2.6 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
0.3 km
Longborough Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Abbeymead Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB