1 Abbotswood Cottage, Nuthill, Upton St Leonards, Gloucester, GL4 8EB
About 1 Abbotswood Cottage
1 Abbotswood Cottage is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Upton St. Leonards, Gloucester, Gloucester (GL4 8EB). It has a recorded floor area of 182 m² (around 1959 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and outbuildings. The home occupies a corner plot.
A recent sale: £850,000 in May 2025. Across 2009–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms4
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble, Detached
- OutbuildingsYes
- Corner plotYes
Energy performance
1 Abbotswood Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Planning history
1 Abbotswood Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2009.
£881,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 15 years.
£850,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
15 May 2025Most recent
£850,000
+9.7%over 3 years30 August 2021
£775,000
+118.9%over 11 years27 November 2009
£354,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL4 8EB: £300,000 (2015–1999).
Nearby sales in GL4 8EB
Rooksmoor House, Nuthill, Upton St Leonards, Gloucester, GL4 8EB
Sold Dec 2015
£657,000Coppice, Nuthill, Upton St Leonards, Gloucester, GL4 8EB
Sold Apr 2015
£140,0002 Abbotswood Cottage, Nuthill, Upton St Leonards, Gloucester, GL4 8EB
Sold Jun 2010
£290,000Bowden Cottage, Nuthill, Upton St Leonards, Gloucester, GL4 8EB
Sold Jun 1999
£325,000
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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
0.7 km
Post Office — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Upton St Leonards Church of England Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB