Horse Shoe Cottage, Union Street, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1BU
About Horse Shoe Cottage
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 performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 May 2023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
Planning history
- Mar 2014FullIn 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
- Sept 2007RenovationFullIn 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
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Horse Shoe Cottage saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£1,013,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 8 years.
£745,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
8 November 2013Most recent
£745,000
+28.4%over 6 years22 December 2006
£580,000
+45.0%over 1 year14 November 2005
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL54 1BU: £787,500 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in GL54 1BU
1 The Mews, Union Street, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1BU
Sold Sept 2025
£787,500Cotstone House, Union Street, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1BU
Sold Mar 2025
£1,380,000Holme 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
£970,000
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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
Habitable Rooms for Horse Shoe Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,775
Street avg £5,571
Floor Area
129 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB