1 Stockwell Cottages, Stockwell, Birdlip, Gloucester, GL4 8JZ
About 1 Stockwell Cottages
1 Stockwell Cottages is a detached house in Birdlip, Gloucester, Gloucester (GL4 8JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2023 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 111), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 68 m² it sits well below the postcode median (113 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 4 December 2033
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £955 · Includes VAT
Planning history
1 Stockwell Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
1 Stockwell Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£385,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 1 sales in GL4 8JZ: £107,500 (1995–1995).
Nearby sales in GL4 8JZ
Versus other Stockwell homes
On floor area, 1 Stockwell Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 33 (F)
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 151 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 10.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
1.2 km
Primary School — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Birdlip Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
46.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB







