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Lucys Cottage, Clapton Row, Bourton On The Water, Cheltenham, GL54 2DN

3 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
52 m²
560 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Lucys Cottage

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

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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Lucys Cottage, Clapton Row, Bourton On The Water, Cheltenham, GL54 2DN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Lucys Cottage has an approved extension on the planning record.

  1. Jul 2019
    RenovationFull
    In report

    Replacement door and windows on principal elevation

    Agent
    Mrs Angela Smith
    New Windows
    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    19/01261/FUL
    View planning record
  2. Nov 2017
    RenovationFull
    In report

    Replacing existing windows and door front elevation

    New Windows
    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    17/04034/FUL
    View planning record
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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£447,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 10 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£370,000

Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 10 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 September 2021Most recent

    £370,000

    +39.6%over 9 years
  2. 23 March 2012

    £265,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in GL54 2DN: £495,000 (2025–2019).

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On the street

Versus other Clapton Row homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Lucys Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£7,115

Street avg £3,632

Strongly above

Floor Area

52 m²

Street avg 95 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.3 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

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

Chester House Hotel — 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 2DN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for GL54 2DN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for GL54 2DN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.7dB

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

Common questions

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