Rushwood Kennels, Shab Hill, Birdlip, Gloucester, GL4 8JX
About Rushwood Kennels
Rushwood Kennels is a detached house in Birdlip, Gloucester, Gloucester (GL4 8JX). It has a recorded floor area of 392 m² (around 4219 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on oil.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,233,000 is 29.8% above the 2022 sale price. Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £950,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Rushwood Kennels's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Mar 2025DemolitionOtherIn report
Prior notification for demolition of two breeze block build outbuildings
- Agent
- Annabel Matthews
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00540/NOTDEM
- Mar 2016ConversionConditionsIn report
Change of use of existing barn into worker's accommodation for kennels - compliance with conditions 6 (lighting), 7 (design) and 8 (panel)
- Agent
- Alan Steele
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/05570/COMPLY
What's in Rushwood Kennels, Shab Hill, Birdlip, Gloucester, GL4 8JX's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,233,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£950,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 March 2022Most recent
£950,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in GL4 8JX: £480,000 (2017–1998).
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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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
1.3 km
Golf Course school stop — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Birdlip Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB