2 Bowl Cottage, The Bowl, Lower Swell, Cheltenham, GL54 1LE
About 2 Bowl Cottage
2 Bowl Cottage is a semi-detached house in Lower Swell, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL54 1LE). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 88 m² it's 18.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 6 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
2 Bowl Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
2 Bowl Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 Bowl Cottage
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Bowl Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£451,000
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.
Everything we know about 2 Bowl Cottage, 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 The Bowl homes
2 Bowl Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 49 (E)
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 73 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
0.3 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.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB