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Hillcrest, The Knoll, Cranham, Gloucester, GL4 8HR

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
10
From EPC
Floor area
212 m²
2282 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Hillcrest

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

Hillcrest is a detached house in Cranham, Gloucester, Gloucester (GL4 8HR). It has a recorded floor area of 212 m² (around 2282 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Held since July 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 212 m² the property is well over the postcode median (158 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £713,000 sits 470.4% above the 1996 sale of £125,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£55/sq ft) was about 72.7% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

Hillcrest's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Hillcrest, The Knoll, Cranham, Gloucester, GL4 8HR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Oct 2009
    MixedFull
    In report

    Conversion of existing garage to summer room. Construction of new single garage and two en-suite bedrooms.

    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    S.09/1574/HHOLD
    View planning record
  2. Jun 2009
    Full
    In report

    Conversion of existing garage to summer room. Erection of double garage with two ensuite bedrooms above.

    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    S.09/0763/HHOLD
    View planning record

What's in Hillcrest, The Knoll, Cranham, Gloucester, GL4 8HR's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Hillcrest's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).

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On the street

Versus other The Knoll homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Hillcrest lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£590

Street avg £2,933

Strongly below

Floor Area

212 m²

Street avg 174 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

10 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 6.7 t/year

Strongly below
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.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GL4 8HR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for GL4 8HR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for GL4 8HR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.6dB

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 Hillcrest, The Knoll, Cranham, Gloucester, GL4 8HR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.