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Burghfield House, Rissington Road, Bourton On The Water, Cheltenham, GL54 2AY

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
13
From EPC
Floor area
496 m²
5339 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 30
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Burghfield House

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

Burghfield House is a detached house in Bourton-On-The-Water, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL54 2AY). It has a recorded floor area of 496 m² (around 5339 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 496 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 35 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.

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Valuation

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Risks

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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.

Burghfield House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F30
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
36.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Burghfield House, Rissington Road, Bourton On The Water, Cheltenham, GL54 2AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Sept 2020
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    1. To fell to ground level 2 semi mature Ash trees (T1) overhanging garden showing signs of ash die back 2. To pollard 3 Ash (T2) on end of driveway showing signs of ash die back 3. To reduce to approx power line height 2 large Ash (T3) on side of drive - these are dying back, over mature and next to buildings and PROW 4. To pollard large mature Ash in hedgerow (T4) - these are dying back, over mature and next to buildings and PROW

    Agent
    Dowdeswell Forestry
    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    20/02890/TCONR
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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.

Burghfield House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£1,662,000

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.

Median price across the last 5 sales in GL54 2AY: £295,000 (2024–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Rissington Road homes

Four headline reads against 35 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, Burghfield House runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

30 (F)

Street avg 68 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

496 m²

Street avg 94 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

36.0 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

13 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly 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

0.1 km

Birdland — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Bourton-on-the-Water 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 2AY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for GL54 2AY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for GL54 2AY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.4dB

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

Common questions

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