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Gemmas Cottage, Shepherds Way, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1DD

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
106 m²
1141 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Gemmas Cottage

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

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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms2
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 Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Gemmas Cottage, Shepherds Way, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1DD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Oct 2024
    Garage ConversionFull
    In 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
    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.

Latest sale on Gemmas Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

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On the street

Versus other Shepherds Way homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Gemmas Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£4,623

Street avg £5,443

Strongly below

Floor Area

106 m²

Street avg 89 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.1 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

Below
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 1DD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for GL54 1DD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for GL54 1DD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.0dB

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

Common questions

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