3 Ashton Close, Abbeydale, Gloucester, GL4 5BP

3 Ashton Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Abbeydale, Gloucester, Gloucester (GL4 5BP). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Today's modelled estimate of £314,000 sits 70.7% above the 2014 sale of £184,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£231/sq ft) was about 46.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 74 m² it sits well below the postcode median (108 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in October 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.