Blacklaines House, Birdlip, Gloucester, GL4 8LH
About Blacklaines House
Blacklaines House is a detached house in Birdlip, Gloucester, Gloucester (GL4 8LH). It has a recorded floor area of 213 m² (around 2294 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2011) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Main heating runs on wood logs. The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in March 2001. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 213 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £797,000 sits 246.5% above the 2001 sale of £230,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£100/sq ft) was about 69.1% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Blacklaines House's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Jun 2021
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 14 June 2021
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Planning history
Blacklaines House has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
3 applications on record at Blacklaines House, Birdlip, Gloucester, GL4 8LH
- Apr 2004RenovationAmendmentOutcome in report
Insertion of 2 velux rooflights
- Reference
- 04/00754/MINAM
- More recent applications — locked
- ConservatoryApr 2007Decision
- ConservatoryJul 2006Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Blacklaines House's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£797,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£230,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 March 2001Most recent
£230,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL4 8LH: £870,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in GL4 8LH
Longdole House, Birdlip, Gloucester, GL4 8LH
Sold Jul 2025
£870,0001 Laynes Court, Birdlip, Gloucester, GL4 8LH
Sold Mar 2025
£1,170,0002 Blacklaines Cottages, Birdlip, Gloucester, GL4 8LH
Sold Jun 2024
£1,395,000Longdole Barn, Birdlip, Gloucester, GL4 8LH
Sold Jun 2021
£500,000Blacklains Farm House, Birdlip, Gloucester, GL4 8LH
Sold Jul 2018
£955,500
Versus the street
Blacklaines House is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,079
Street avg £9,031
Floor Area
213 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 6.2 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
0.9 km
Primary School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Birdlip Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB







