18 Ashton Close, Abbeydale, Gloucester, GL4 5BP

18 Ashton Close is a detached house in Abbeydale, Gloucester, Gloucester (GL4 5BP). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

Held since November 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2002–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £365,000 sits 79.8% above the 2007 sale of £203,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 42.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 84 m² it's 22.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (108 m² median across 20 EPCs).