2 Kitchen Garden Cottage, The Bowl, Lower Swell, Cheltenham, GL54 1LE
About 2 Kitchen Garden Cottage
2 Kitchen Garden Cottage is a semi-detached house in Lower Swell, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL54 1LE). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
One historical planning record sits against the property in 2013.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Planning history
- Jan 2013OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of a single garage
- Agent
- Mr Robin Akers
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/04849/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 Kitchen Garden Cottage
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Kitchen Garden Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£398,000
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 Kitchen Garden 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
EPC Rating
48 (E)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 75 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 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.
Go deeper on the local area
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