Hillcrest, The Knoll, Cranham, Gloucester, GL4 8HR
About Hillcrest
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.
Know exactly what you're buying at Hillcrest
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
Hillcrest's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2009MixedFullIn 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
- Jun 2009FullIn 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
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.
Sales history & valuation
Hillcrest's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£713,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£125,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 July 1996Most recent
£125,000
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 Hillcrest, 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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- Will it hold its value?

Versus other The Knoll homes
Price per m² for Hillcrest lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£590
Street avg £2,933
Floor Area
212 m²
Street avg 174 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 6.7 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