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8 Beckford Road, Abbeymead, Gloucester, GL4 5UD

3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
70 m²
753 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 8 Beckford Road

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

8 Beckford Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Abbeymead, Gloucester, Gloucester (GL4 5UD). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (105 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £284,000 is 39.2% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£271/sq ft) was about 18.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in May 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

8 Beckford Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Feb 2023

Current Certificate
Feb 2013

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 21 February 2023

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Late 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC E

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Beckford Road, Abbeymead, Gloucester, GL4 5UD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Beckford Road has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

8 Beckford Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£284,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2017)

£204,000

Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 May 2017Most recent

    £204,000

    +15.9%over 9 years

  2. 19 November 2007

    £176,000

    +41.9%over 5 years

  3. 30 September 2002

    £124,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in GL4 5UD: £400,000 (2026–2021).

On the street

Versus other Beckford Road homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Beckford Road is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£2,914

Street avg £3,185

Below

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Beckford Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£284k

1 Basil Close, Abbeydale

GL4 5TJ

3 bed1 bath
£278k

1 Barn Close, Abbeydale

GL4 5JT

3 bed
£270k

1 Bramley Mews, Abbeymead

GL4 5LG

3 bed
£299k

1 Berry Lawn, Abbeydale

GL4 5YE

3 bed1 bath
£269k

1 Blackberry Close, Abbeymead

GL4 5BS

3 bed1 bath
£301k

1 Bodenham Field, Abbeymead

GL4 5TS

3 bed
£334k

1 Alderton Close, Abbeymead

GL4 5UE

3 bed1 bath
£327k

1 Almond Close, Abbeydale

GL4 5XY

4 bed2 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Gloucester district page.
Full Gloucester report

Crime

212/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Longborough Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Upton St Leonards Church of England Primary School. 15 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GL4 5UD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for GL4 5UD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for GL4 5UD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Beckford Road, Abbeymead, Gloucester, GL4 5UD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.