Gemmas Cottage, Shepherds Way, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1DD
About Gemmas Cottage
Gemmas Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL54 1DD). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 106 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £623,000 is 27.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£429/sq ft) was about 27% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £490,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2024Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Proposed first floor pitched roof side extension and garage conversion
- Agent
- Mr Andrew Hackling
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/02593/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Gemmas Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£623,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£490,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 August 2022Most recent
£490,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL54 1DD: £375,000 (2024–2013).
Nearby sales in GL54 1DD
Devon House Cottage, Shepherds Way, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1DD
Sold Aug 2024
£450,000Devon House, Shepherds Way, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1DD
Sold Mar 2021
£375,000Toad Hall, Shepherds Way, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1DD
Sold Apr 2019
£416,000Shepherds Cottage, Shepherds Way, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1DD
Sold Jan 2013
£190,000Carters Cottage, Shepherds Way, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1DD
Sold Jan 2007
£280,000
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Shepherds Way homes
Gemmas Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£4,623
Street avg £5,443
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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
49.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB