4 Bishops Road, Abbeymead, Gloucester, GL4 5FP
About 4 Bishops Road
4 Bishops Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Abbeymead, Gloucester, Gloucester (GL4 5FP). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in September 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2001–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £448,000 sits 55% above the 2018 sale of £289,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£228/sq ft) was about 29.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 8 years since the last transfer (May 2018).
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
4 Bishops Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2018ExtensionIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Ground floor extension to rear of property with rooflights
- Agent
- Homeplan Drafting Services
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/01067/LAW
What's in 4 Bishops Road, Abbeymead, Gloucester, GL4 5FP's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 4 Bishops Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£448,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 17 years.
£289,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
23 May 2018Most recent
£289,000
+60.6%over 14 years7 August 2003
£179,950
+41.7%over 1 year14 August 2001
£127,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL4 5FP: £198,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in GL4 5FP
18 Bishops Road, Abbeymead, Gloucester, GL4 5FP
Sold Nov 2024
£210,00030 Bishops Road, Abbeymead, Gloucester, GL4 5FP
Sold Nov 2024
£198,00027 Bishops Road, Abbeymead, Gloucester, GL4 5FP
Sold May 2024
£210,00015 Bishops Road, Abbeymead, Gloucester, GL4 5FP
Sold Dec 2023
£120,00022 Bishops Road, Abbeymead, Gloucester, GL4 5FP
Sold Aug 2020
£98,000
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Versus other Bishops Road homes
Floor Area for 4 Bishops Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,449
Street avg £2,496
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 2.8 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
Bishops Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Abbeymead Primary School. 22 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
49.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB