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1 Bowl Cottage, The Bowl, Lower Swell, Cheltenham, GL54 1LE

1 planning record
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
38 m²
409 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 43
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 1 Bowl Cottage

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

1 Bowl Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Lower Swell, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL54 1LE). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since February 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2019. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Apr 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.3 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Sept 2020from Feb 2010
EPC improved fromE47toD56
Windows
SingleFull Double

Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing

Walls
Very PoorPoor

Wall insulation improved

Apr 2024from Sept 2020
EPC improved fromD56toE43
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Bowl Cottage, The Bowl, Lower Swell, Cheltenham, GL54 1LE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Bowl Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.

  1. Oct 2019
    Conditions
    In report

    Compliance with conditions 3 (details) & 6 (external lighting) of permission 18/03491/FUL - Conversion of barn to office (B1), insertion of two windows and retrospective replacement of existing windows

    Agent
    Miss Bethan Axford
    ListedRetrospectiveNew Windows
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    19/03418/COMPLY
    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.

1 Bowl Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£265,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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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.

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On the street

Versus other The Bowl homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Bowl Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.

EPC Rating

43 (E)

Street avg 49 (E)

Strongly below

Floor Area

38 m²

Street avg 82 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.3 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below
Comparables

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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

0.3 km

Spa Cottages — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 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 1LE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for GL54 1LE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for GL54 1LE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.1dB

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

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