Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Woods Cottage, Manor Lane, Gotherington, Cheltenham, GL52 9QX
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
180 m²
1938 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Woods Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Woods Cottage is a detached house in Gotherington, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL52 9QX). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
At 180 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £736,000 is 33.8% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £550,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Woods Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Aug 2020EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 August 2030
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Level 3 Building Survey
Mid 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC DExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)
Because the property has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Woods Cottage, Manor Lane, Gotherington, Cheltenham, GL52 9QX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Woods Cottage has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£736,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£550,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 May 2021Most recent
£550,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL52 9QX: £480,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in GL52 9QX
Home Orchard, Manor Lane, Gotherington, Cheltenham, GL52 9QX
Sold Aug 2024
£508,000Manor Farm, Manor Lane, Gotherington, Cheltenham, GL52 9QX
Sold Aug 2023
£2,530,00011 Manor Lane, Gotherington, Cheltenham, GL52 9QX
Sold Jun 2023
£350,50010 Manor Lane, Gotherington, Cheltenham, GL52 9QX
Sold May 2021
£385,000Hillview, Manor Lane, Gotherington, Cheltenham, GL52 9QX
Sold Apr 2021
£750,000
Versus other Manor Lane homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
CO₂ Emissions for Woods Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,056
Street avg £3,509
Floor Area
180 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Cheltenham district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
218/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Manor Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Gotherington Primary School. 5 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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GL52 9QX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Woods Cottage, Manor Lane, Gotherington, Cheltenham, GL52 9QX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.