3 Blaby Close, Abbeymead, Gloucester, GL4 5SL
About 3 Blaby Close
3 Blaby Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Abbeymead, Gloucester, Gloucester (GL4 5SL). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £173,000 in August 2018. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £222,000 is 28.3% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£303/sq ft) was about 34.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Blaby Close has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£222,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 21 years.
£173,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
30 August 2018Most recent
£173,000
+24.9%over 10 years31 July 2008
£138,500
+3.7%over 1 year16 November 2006
£133,500
+138.4%over 7 years7 October 1999
£56,000
+24.4%over 2 years25 August 1997
£45,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL4 5SL: £325,000 (2025–2009).
Nearby sales in GL4 5SL
17 Blaby Close, Abbeymead, Gloucester, GL4 5SL
Sold Jan 2025
£287,0002 Blaby Close, Abbeymead, Gloucester, GL4 5SL
Sold Jun 2023
£475,0005 Blaby Close, Abbeymead, Gloucester, GL4 5SL
Sold Mar 2009
£110,00015 Blaby Close, Abbeymead, Gloucester, GL4 5SL
Sold Mar 2007
£199,9508 Blaby Close, Abbeymead, Gloucester, GL4 5SL
Sold Feb 2007
£265,000
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Versus other Blaby Close homes
EPC Rating for 3 Blaby Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,264
Street avg £3,385
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Palmer Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Abbeymead Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.5dB