1 Spa Cottages, Lower Swell Road, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1LD
About 1 Spa Cottages
1 Spa Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL54 1LD). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £470,000 sits 64.9% above the 2018 sale of £285,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£230/sq ft) was about 18% below the postcode norm. At 115 m² it sits well below the postcode median (172 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On the market in March 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
1 Spa Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 May 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2020OutbuildingFullIn report
Replacement garden shed
- Documents
- 24 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/03701/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Spa Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£470,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£285,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 March 2018Most recent
£285,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL54 1LD: £515,000 (2016–2014).
Nearby sales in GL54 1LD
2 Spa Cottages, Lower Swell Road, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1LD
Sold Mar 2016
£299,000West Deyne, Lower Swell Road, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1LD
Sold Dec 2015
£550,000Box House, Lower Swell Road, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1LD
Sold Sept 2015
£2,500,000Pineapple Cottage, Lower Swell Road, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1LD
Sold Jun 2009
£281,5003 Spa Cottages, Lower Swell Road, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1LD
Sold Nov 2001
£56,000
Everything we know about 1 Spa Cottages, 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 Lower Swell Road homes
Price per m² for 1 Spa Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,478
Street avg £5,348
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 199 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 7.7 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
0.4 km
Spa Cottages — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Swell Church of England 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
42.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB