The Garden House, Sterling Close, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1AN
About The Garden House
The Garden House is a five-bedroom detached house in Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL54 1AN). It has a recorded floor area of 193 m² (around 2082 sq ft). The latest certificate (December 2009) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from December 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 193 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2009–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £921,000 sits 85.7% above the 2011 sale of £496,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension and solar panel installation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 14 years since the last transfer (December 2011).
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
The Garden House ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Dec 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning records include a solar-panel installation at The Garden House.
- Sept 2011Solar PanelsFullIn report
Erection of dwelling and detached car port, studio and garden storage (amendment to permission 08/02067/FUL involving enclosure of front porch, alterations to design of conservatory and addition of solar panels) (retrospective)
- Agent
- Alan Pinder
RetrospectiveExtension- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/03495/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Garden House
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The Garden House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£921,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.2% per year over 2 years.
£496,000
Growth on file: 12.2% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
15 December 2011Most recent
£496,000
+25.6%over 1 year21 December 2009
£395,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL54 1AN: £520,000 (2024–2011).
Nearby sales in GL54 1AN
The Hawthorns, Sterling Close, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1AN
Sold Feb 2024
£650,0008 Sterling Close, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1AN
Sold Nov 2013
£195,0005 Sterling Close, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1AN
Sold Sept 2011
£325,00016 Sterling Close, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1AN
Sold Oct 2009
£228,00012 Sterling Close, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1AN
Sold Dec 2007
£199,999
Everything we know about The Garden House, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Sterling Close homes
EPC Rating for The Garden House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,564
Street avg £2,129
Floor Area
193 m²
Street avg 116 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
Years Held
14 years
Street avg 15 years
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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
0.1 km
Griffin Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB