The Charcoal Hut, The Knoll, Cranham, Gloucester, GL4 8HR
About The Charcoal Hut
The Charcoal Hut is a detached house in Cranham, Gloucester, Gloucester (GL4 8HR). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 934 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 25). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in June 2010. At 87 m² it sits well below the postcode median (167 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £296,000 sits 220% above the 2010 sale of £92,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£99/sq ft) was about 50.7% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
Energy performance
The Charcoal Hut sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Apr 2019
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 6 April 2019
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Planning history
4 applications on record at The Charcoal Hut, The Knoll, Cranham, Gloucester, GL4 8HR
- Dec 2007AmendmentOutcome in report
Certificate for the seperation of Knowle House and the Charcoal Hut.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- S.07/1926/CPE
- More recent applications — locked
- OutbuildingDec 2022Decision
- ExtensionJan 2021Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
The Charcoal Hut's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2010).
£296,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£92,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 June 2010Most recent
£92,500
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
Versus other The Knoll homes
EPC Rating for The Charcoal Hut lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,066
Street avg £2,901
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 181 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 6.3 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
212/mo
Falling 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.
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A Local Area 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







