1 Newcombe, Brimpsfield, Gloucester, GL4 8LF
About 1 Newcombe
1 Newcombe is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Brimpsfield, Gloucester, Gloucester (GL4 8LF). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Across 1998–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £438,000 sits 51% above the 2015 sale of £290,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£350/sq ft) was about 39.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (April 2015). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Apr 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jun 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single-storey rear extension and insertion of dormer window to rear and car port (part retrospective) (Amendments to 17/01302/FUL)
Retrospective- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01504/FUL
- May 2017PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing porch, utility room and conservatory, and erection of porch, utility room, single-storey rear extension and carport
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/01302/FUL
What's in 1 Newcombe, Brimpsfield, Gloucester, GL4 8LF's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£438,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 17 years.
£290,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
9 April 2015Most recent
£290,000
+16.0%over 10 years15 July 2004
£249,950
+165.9%over 5 years11 December 1998
£94,000
+13.3%over 6 months4 June 1998
£83,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL4 8LF: £337,500 (2022–2015).
Nearby sales in GL4 8LF
St Sever, Brimpsfield, Gloucester, GL4 8LF
Sold May 2022
£790,0003 Newcombe, Brimpsfield, Gloucester, GL4 8LF
Sold Apr 2019
£337,5004 Newcombe, Brimpsfield, Gloucester, GL4 8LF
Sold Mar 2016
£230,000Hunters Rest, Brimpsfield, Gloucester, GL4 8LF
Sold Jul 2015
£448,000Old Quarry, Brimpsfield, Gloucester, GL4 8LF
Sold Jun 2015
£495,000
Everything we know about 1 Newcombe, 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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Versus the street
On floor area, 1 Newcombe runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
56 (D)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 110 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 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
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
War Memorial — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Birdlip Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB