What type of property is 17 Chestnut Road, GL4 4XZ?

17 Chestnut Road, GL4 4XZ is a 3-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What did 17 Chestnut Road, GL4 4XZ sell for?

17 Chestnut Road, GL4 4XZ last sold for £253,000 in February 2025, around 1 years ago. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £42,000 in November 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 17 Chestnut Road, GL4 4XZ?

Across 5 sales between November 1995 and February 2025, 17 Chestnut Road, GL4 4XZ rose from £42,000 to £253,000, a change of £211,000. That works out to roughly +6.3% per year compounded over 29 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Chestnut Road, GL4 4XZ have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Chestnut Road, GL4 4XZ is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in January 2024. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Chestnut Road, GL4 4XZ?

17 Chestnut Road, GL4 4XZ has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (753 sq ft), around 23 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 25% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in GL4 4XZ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Chestnut Road, GL4 4XZ heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Chestnut Road, GL4 4XZ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 17 Chestnut Road, GL4 4XZ?

17 Chestnut Road, GL4 4XZ has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in April 2006 under ref. 06/00259/FUL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 17 Chestnut Road, GL4 4XZ?

17 Chestnut Road, GL4 4XZ is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 17 Chestnut Road, GL4 4XZ located?

17 Chestnut Road, GL4 4XZ sits in Abbeymead, Gloucester, Gloucester. It falls within the GL4 postcode district in Gloucestershire.

How safe is the area around 17 Chestnut Road, GL4 4XZ?

Police records around 17 Chestnut Road, GL4 4XZ show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 56% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 17 Chestnut Road, GL4 4XZ?

The closest primary school to 17 Chestnut Road, GL4 4XZ is Abbeymead Primary School (318m), one of 19 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Gloucester Academy (1.3km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 17 Chestnut Road, GL4 4XZ?

The closest bus stop to 17 Chestnut Road, GL4 4XZ is The Turmut-Hoer, 213m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Chestnut Road, Abbeymead, Gloucester, GL4 4XZ

5 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

70 m²

753 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Chestnut Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

17 Chestnut Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Abbeymead, Gloucester, Gloucester (GL4 4XZ). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

Most recent transfer was February 2025 at £253,000 — fresh data. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 70 m² it's 25% larger than the typical home in the postcode (56 m² median across 31 EPCs). Across 1995–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£336/sq ft) was about 72.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Risks

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Chestnut Road, Abbeymead, Gloucester, GL4 4XZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Chestnut Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

Apr 2006
ConservatoryFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
First floor extension over garage and conservatory to rear.
Extension
Documents
5 docs on file
Reference
06/00259/FUL
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What's in 17 Chestnut Road, Abbeymead, Gloucester, GL4 4XZ's planning history?

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

17 Chestnut Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£269,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 29 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£253,000

Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 29 years.

Sales timeline

20 February 2025Most recent
£253,000
+45.4%over 17 years
16 November 2007
£174,000
+76.6%over 5 years
5 November 2002
£98,500
+68.4%over 3 years
14 October 1999
£58,500
+39.3%over 3 years
14 November 1995
£42,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in GL4 4XZ: £175,000 (2025–2023).

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Versus other Chestnut Road homes

Four headline reads against 30 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 17 Chestnut Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,614

Street avg £2,760

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Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 56 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.6 t/year

Street avg 2.6 t/year

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Area

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Full Gloucester report

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

0.2 km

The Turmut-Hoer — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Abbeymead Primary School. 22 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GL4 4XZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for GL4 4XZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.7dB

Low

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