Lucys Cottage, Clapton Row, Bourton On The Water, Cheltenham, GL54 2DN
About Lucys Cottage
Lucys Cottage is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bourton-On-The-Water, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL54 2DN). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (86 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows, an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2012–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £447,000 is 20.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£661/sq ft) was about 132.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £370,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Lucys Cottage has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2019RenovationFullIn report
Replacement door and windows on principal elevation
- Agent
- Mrs Angela Smith
New Windows- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/01261/FUL
- Nov 2017RenovationFullIn report
Replacing existing windows and door front elevation
New Windows- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/04034/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£447,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 10 years.
£370,000
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
26 September 2021Most recent
£370,000
+39.6%over 9 years23 March 2012
£265,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL54 2DN: £495,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in GL54 2DN
3 Clapton Row, Bourton On The Water, Cheltenham, GL54 2DN
Sold Mar 2025
£465,000Bea Cottage, Clapton Row, Bourton On The Water, Cheltenham, GL54 2DN
Sold Nov 2023
£465,000Chapel House, Clapton Row, Bourton On The Water, Cheltenham, GL54 2DN
Sold Feb 2023
£580,000Chardwar Cottage, Clapton Row, Bourton On The Water, Cheltenham, GL54 2DN
Sold Jun 2021
£645,000Broadlands, The Cottage, Clapton Row, Bourton On The Water, Cheltenham, GL54 2DN
Sold Dec 2018
£390,000
Everything we know about Lucys 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 Clapton Row homes
Lucys Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£7,115
Street avg £3,632
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Chester House Hotel — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Bourton-on-the-Water 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
44.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB