Fairstow, Talbot Square, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1DP
About Fairstow
Fairstow is a detached house in Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL54 1DP). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2015 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.
At 138 m² it sits well below the postcode median (263 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Fairstow sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water efficiency improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Planning history
Fairstow has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2021ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear oak framed orangery
- Agent
- Miss Molly Wright
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/03507/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Fairstow has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£835,000
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 1DP: £1,530,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in GL54 1DP
Windrush, Talbot Square, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1DP
Sold Mar 2025
£1,750,000Gateacre House, Talbot Square, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1DP
Sold Jan 2024
£1,700,000Leybourne House, Talbot Square, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1DP
Sold Mar 2022
£1,530,000Hawford House, Talbot Square, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1DP
Sold Dec 2017
£435,000Wealdon House, Talbot Square, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1DP
Sold Feb 2008
£868,000
Everything we know about Fairstow, 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 Talbot Square homes
EPC Rating for Fairstow lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 79 (C)
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 234 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 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
Coach Stop — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 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
49.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB