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2 Spa Cottages, Lower Swell Road, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1LD

3 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
71 m²
768 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 37
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 2 Spa Cottages

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

2 Spa Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL54 1LD). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 768 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 47). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £458,000 sits 53.2% above the 2016 sale of £299,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£389/sq ft) was about 48% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 71 m² it sits well below the postcode median (172 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 10 years ago, in March 2016.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

2 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Mar 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F37
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Spa Cottages, Lower Swell Road, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1LD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 Spa Cottages 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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.

Current estimate

£458,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£299,000

Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 March 2016Most recent

    £299,000

    +13.7%over 9 years
  2. 17 November 2006

    £263,000

    +179.8%over 10 years
  3. 1 November 1996

    £94,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in GL54 1LD: £515,000 (2018–2014).

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On the street

Versus other Lower Swell Road homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 2 Spa Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,189

Street avg £4,778

Above

Floor Area

71 m²

Street avg 205 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.9 t/year

Street avg 7.6 t/year

Above
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

0.4 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for GL54 1LD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.3dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 2 Spa Cottages, Lower Swell Road, Stow On The Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1LD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.