What type of property is 26 Barleycroft Close, GL4 6JU?

26 Barleycroft Close, GL4 6JU is a 4-bedroom detached house.

When did 26 Barleycroft Close, GL4 6JU last change hands?

26 Barleycroft Close, GL4 6JU last sold for £240,000 in October 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £74,000 in August 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 26 Barleycroft Close, GL4 6JU?

Across 3 sales between August 1999 and October 2021, 26 Barleycroft Close, GL4 6JU rose from £74,000 to £240,000, a change of £166,000. That works out to roughly +5.5% per year compounded over 22 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 26 Barleycroft Close, GL4 6JU have?

The current EPC rating for 26 Barleycroft Close, GL4 6JU is C with a score of 72 out of 100, lodged in February 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 26 Barleycroft Close, GL4 6JU?

26 Barleycroft Close, GL4 6JU has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (980 sq ft), around 23 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 12% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in GL4 6JU. Source: EPC Register.

How is 26 Barleycroft Close, GL4 6JU heated?

The latest EPC at 26 Barleycroft Close, GL4 6JU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 26 Barleycroft Close, GL4 6JU?

26 Barleycroft Close, GL4 6JU is in council tax band C.

Where is 26 Barleycroft Close, GL4 6JU located?

26 Barleycroft Close, GL4 6JU sits in Matson, Gloucester, Gloucester. It falls within the GL4 postcode district in Gloucestershire.

Is 26 Barleycroft Close, GL4 6JU in a safe area?

Police records around 26 Barleycroft Close, GL4 6JU 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 26 Barleycroft Close, GL4 6JU?

The closest primary school to 26 Barleycroft Close, GL4 6JU is Hillside Primary School (730m), one of 13 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Gloucester Academy (1.6km), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 26 Barleycroft Close, GL4 6JU?

The closest bus stop to 26 Barleycroft Close, GL4 6JU is Corncroft Lane, 91m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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26 Barleycroft Close, Matson, Gloucester, GL4 6JU

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

91 m²

980 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 72

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 26 Barleycroft Close

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

26 Barleycroft Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Matson, Gloucester, Gloucester (GL4 6JU). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 72% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £306,000 is 27.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£245/sq ft) was about 54.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £240,000 in October 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
DrivewayYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

C72

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.9 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26 Barleycroft Close, Matson, Gloucester, GL4 6JU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

26 Barleycroft Close has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in 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.

26 Barleycroft Close has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£306,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£240,000

Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

14 October 2021Most recent
£240,000
+65.5%over 14 years
27 September 2007
£145,000
+95.9%over 8 years
18 August 1999
£74,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in GL4 6JU: £275,000 (2024–2019).

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On the street

Versus other Barleycroft Close homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

26 Barleycroft Close outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,637

Street avg £2,319

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Floor Area

91 m²

Street avg 83 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

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Area

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Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Corncroft Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Hillside Primary School. 18 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GL4 6JU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.3dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for GL4 6JU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.9dB

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