The Retreat, Union Street, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1BU
About The Retreat
The Retreat is a detached house in Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL54 1BU). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2006. Past consents include a garage conversion and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 65 m² it's 27.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 15 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs).
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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 Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2006Garage ConversionFullIn report
Conversion of garage to ancillary accommodation and external alterations including replacement of garage doors with glazing and addition of first floor gable window
Annex- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/03011/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The Retreat has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£354,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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
Everything we know about The Retreat, 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
On habitable rooms, The Retreat runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 98 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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