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Horse Shoe Cottage, Union Street, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1BU

3 sales on record3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
129 m²
1389 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Horse Shoe Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Horse Shoe Cottage is a detached house in Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL54 1BU). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 129 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,013,000 is 36% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£537/sq ft) was about 34.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in November 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 May 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Horse Shoe Cottage, Union Street, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1BU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Mar 2014
    Full
    In report

    Replacement single garage with a double garage with ancillary accommodation above, partly in roof void.

    Agent
    Mr Andy Lucas
    Documents
    15 docs on file
    Reference
    14/00161/FUL
    View planning record
  2. Sept 2007
    RenovationFull
    In report

    Raise height of front boundary wall from 1.3m to 1.8m and resite entrance

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    07/01979/FUL
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Horse Shoe Cottage saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£1,013,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2013)

£745,000

Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 November 2013Most recent

    £745,000

    +28.4%over 6 years
  2. 22 December 2006

    £580,000

    +45.0%over 1 year
  3. 14 November 2005

    £400,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in GL54 1BU: £787,500 (2025–2023).

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On the street

Versus other Union Street homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for Horse Shoe Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,775

Street avg £5,571

On par

Floor Area

129 m²

Street avg 93 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

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Area

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.

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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GL54 1BU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for GL54 1BU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for GL54 1BU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
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80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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