What type of property is 8 Fern Lawn, GL4 5XS?

8 Fern Lawn, GL4 5XS is a 3-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

When did 8 Fern Lawn, GL4 5XS last change hands?

8 Fern Lawn, GL4 5XS last sold for £305,000 in January 2022, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 8 Fern Lawn, GL4 5XS have?

The current EPC rating for 8 Fern Lawn, GL4 5XS is D with a score of 64 out of 100, lodged in July 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8 Fern Lawn, GL4 5XS?

8 Fern Lawn, GL4 5XS has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (893 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 22% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in GL4 5XS. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8 Fern Lawn, GL4 5XS heated?

The latest EPC at 8 Fern Lawn, GL4 5XS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 8 Fern Lawn, GL4 5XS?

8 Fern Lawn, GL4 5XS is in council tax band D.

Where is 8 Fern Lawn, GL4 5XS located?

8 Fern Lawn, GL4 5XS sits in Abbeydale, Gloucester, Gloucester. It falls within the GL4 postcode district in Gloucestershire.

How safe is the area around 8 Fern Lawn, GL4 5XS?

Police records around 8 Fern Lawn, GL4 5XS show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 56% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 8 Fern Lawn, GL4 5XS?

The closest primary school to 8 Fern Lawn, GL4 5XS is Hillside Primary School (812m), one of 12 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Gloucester Academy (1.6km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 8 Fern Lawn, GL4 5XS?

The closest bus stop to 8 Fern Lawn, GL4 5XS is Fern Lawn, 43m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 Fern Lawn, Abbeydale, Gloucester, GL4 5XS

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

83 m²

893 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 64

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Fern Lawn

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

8 Fern Lawn is a three-bedroom detached house in Abbeydale, Gloucester, Gloucester (GL4 5XS). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 83 m² it's 22.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 15 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £385,000 is 26.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£341/sq ft) was about 27.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £305,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes

Building

Previously extendedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D64

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Fern Lawn, Abbeydale, Gloucester, GL4 5XS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Fern Lawn has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£385,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£305,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

5 January 2022Most recent
£305,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in GL4 5XS: £280,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in GL4 5XS

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On the street

Versus other Fern Lawn homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Fern Lawn outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,675

Street avg £3,326

Above

Floor Area

83 m²

Street avg 67 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 2.6 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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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.

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Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Fern Lawn — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Hillside Primary School. 16 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

57.0dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for GL4 5XS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

48.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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