Cotstone House, Union Street, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1BU
About Cotstone House
Cotstone House is a five-bedroom detached house in Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL54 1BU). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in May 2016 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Period features are noted in the property record.
At 171 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. A recent sale: £1,380,000 in March 2025. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£750/sq ft) was about 96.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms5
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Solar PV panels (30 kWp) installed
Planning history
Cotstone House has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Oct 2012OutbuildingFullIn report
Replacement outbuilding
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/04196/FUL
- Apr 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Proposed rear extension (Amendment to approved scheme: 10/03220/FUL)
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/01037/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Cotstone House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,505,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 17 years.
£1,380,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
7 March 2025Most recent
£1,380,000
+17.4%over 3 years26 January 2022
£1,175,000
+51.6%over 5 years12 September 2016
£775,000
+55.0%over 8 years6 December 2007
£500,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL54 1BU: £475,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in GL54 1BU
1 The Mews, Union Street, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1BU
Sold Sept 2025
£787,500Holme Cottage, Union Street, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1BU
Sold Aug 2024
£340,000Roberts Cottage, Union Street, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1BU
Sold Jan 2024
£380,000Nursery End House, Union Street, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1BU
Sold Nov 2023
£970,0002 Bottom End, Union Street, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1BU
Sold Oct 2023
£475,000
Everything we know about Cotstone 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 Union Street homes
Floor Area for Cotstone House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£8,070
Street avg £5,380
Floor Area
171 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Chapel Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB