Fox Cottage, The Knoll, Cranham, Gloucester, GL4 8HR
About Fox Cottage
Fox Cottage is a detached house in Cranham, Gloucester, Gloucester (GL4 8HR). It has a recorded floor area of 193 m² (around 2077 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in February 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil.
Today's modelled estimate of £716,000 sits 127.3% above the 2012 sale of £315,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£152/sq ft) was about 24.5% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 193 m² it's 22.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (158 m² median across 16 EPCs). On the market in June 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.
Know exactly what you're buying at Fox Cottage
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Fox 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
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
A recent planning application at Fox Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Sept 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
Fell 1 x Italian Cypress (T1) as the tree has grown too big and dense and is beginning to split because of the weight. Wring the branches is no longer an option because limbs are too mature. Fell 1 x Cherry (T2) as the tree is showing visible signs of decline over the last two seasons. Leaves are dropping early and multiple dead limbs within the crown.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- P0976/24/TCA
- Apr 2023AmendmentIn report
Certificate of Lawful Development to establish that the land has been used as garden curtilage since at least 1934
Retrospective- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- S.23/0370/CPE
What's in Fox Cottage, The Knoll, Cranham, Gloucester, GL4 8HR's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Fox Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£716,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£315,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 June 2012Most recent
£315,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL4 8HR: £860,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in GL4 8HR
Berry Brow Barnfield Lea, The Knoll, Cranham, Gloucester, GL4 8HR
Sold Aug 2023
£860,000Timbertops, The Knoll, Cranham, Gloucester, GL4 8HR
Sold Nov 2021
£910,000Monastery Bells Barnfield Lea, The Knoll, Cranham, Gloucester, GL4 8HR
Sold Apr 2021
£895,000Knowle House, The Knoll, Cranham, Gloucester, GL4 8HR
Sold Feb 2019
£755,000Trouville, The Knoll, Cranham, Gloucester, GL4 8HR
Sold Apr 2016
£315,000
Everything we know about Fox Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Is something wrong with it?
- Is the agent's story true?
- Will it hold its value?

Versus other The Knoll homes
Price per m²
£1,632
Street avg £2,859
Floor Area
193 m²
Street avg 175 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
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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
0.0 km
The Knoll — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Cranham Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB