What type of property is Queens Cottage, Shepherds Way, GL54 1EA?

Queens Cottage, Shepherds Way, GL54 1EA is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for Queens Cottage, Shepherds Way, GL54 1EA?

Queens Cottage, Shepherds Way, GL54 1EA last sold for £575,000 in March 2024, around 2 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £180,000 in November 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Queens Cottage, Shepherds Way, GL54 1EA changed over time?

Across 4 sales between November 1999 and March 2024, Queens Cottage, Shepherds Way, GL54 1EA rose from £180,000 to £575,000, a change of £395,000. That works out to roughly +4.9% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Queens Cottage, Shepherds Way, GL54 1EA?

The current EPC rating for Queens Cottage, Shepherds Way, GL54 1EA is C with a score of 78 out of 100, lodged in September 2023. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Queens Cottage, Shepherds Way, GL54 1EA?

Queens Cottage, Shepherds Way, GL54 1EA has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (1,184 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is Queens Cottage, Shepherds Way, GL54 1EA heated?

The latest EPC at Queens Cottage, Shepherds Way, GL54 1EA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Queens Cottage, Shepherds Way, GL54 1EA?

Queens Cottage, Shepherds Way, GL54 1EA is in council tax band D.

Where is Queens Cottage, Shepherds Way, GL54 1EA located?

Queens Cottage, Shepherds Way, GL54 1EA sits in Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, Cheltenham. It falls within the GL54 postcode district in Gloucestershire.

How safe is the area around Queens Cottage, Shepherds Way, GL54 1EA?

Police records around Queens Cottage, Shepherds Way, GL54 1EA show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 41% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Queens Cottage, Shepherds Way, GL54 1EA?

The closest primary school to Queens Cottage, Shepherds Way, GL54 1EA is Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School (173m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

What transport links are near Queens Cottage, Shepherds Way, GL54 1EA?

The closest bus stop to Queens Cottage, Shepherds Way, GL54 1EA is Primary School, 157m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Queens Cottage, Shepherds Way, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1EA

4 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

110 m²

1184 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 78

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Queens Cottage

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

Queens Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL54 1EA). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

Most recent transfer: March 2024 at £575,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £648,000 is 12.7% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£486/sq ft) was about 111.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms3

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Sept 2023

EPC Rating

C78

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Sept 2023from Aug 2010

Hot Water

Main SystemMain (No Stat)

Hot water system changed

Floor Insulation

UninsulatedPartial

Floor insulation added or improved

Low Energy Lighting

5%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Renewable Energy

NoneSolar PV

Solar PV panels (40 kWp) installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Queens Cottage, Shepherds Way, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1EA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Queens Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

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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 Queens Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£648,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£575,000

Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

20 March 2024Most recent
£575,000
+55.4%over 12 years
15 September 2011
£370,000
+19.4%over 7 years
28 November 2003
£310,000
+72.2%over 4 years
12 November 1999
£180,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in GL54 1EA: £385,000 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in GL54 1EA

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On the street

Versus other Shepherds Way homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Queens Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,227

Street avg £3,033

Strongly above

Floor Area

110 m²

Street avg 107 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.8 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

Strongly above

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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.

Full Cheltenham report

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

0.2 km

Primary School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GL54 1EA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for GL54 1EA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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