Lower Lodge, The Bowl, Lower Swell, Cheltenham, GL54 1LE
About Lower Lodge
Lower Lodge is a detached house in Lower Swell, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL54 1LE). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. 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 2024.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Lower Lodge's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
- Aug 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
Prunus domestica suckers from old tree to completely remove the tree to ground level.
- Agent
- Mr David Williams
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/01914/TCONR
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Lower Lodge has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£543,000
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 Lower Lodge, 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
Lower Lodge is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 49 (E)
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 74 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB