Holly Cottage, Bourton Hill, Bourton On The Water, Cheltenham, GL54 2LF
About Holly Cottage
Holly Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bourton-On-The-Water, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL54 2LF). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 98), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Today's modelled estimate of £319,000 sits 87.6% above the 2021 sale of £170,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£153/sq ft) was about 47.5% below the postcode norm. At 103 m² it sits well below the postcode median (201 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £170,000 in November 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Holly Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Holly Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Holly Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- 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.
£319,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£170,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 November 2021Most recent
£170,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL54 2LF: £1,300,000 (2020–2005).
Nearby sales in GL54 2LF
The Barns, Bourton Hill, Bourton On The Water, Cheltenham, GL54 2LF
Sold Sept 2020
£1,300,000Butchers Barn, Bourton Hill, Bourton On The Water, Cheltenham, GL54 2LF
Sold Sept 2019
£645,000Hill Barn, Bourton Hill, Bourton On The Water, Cheltenham, GL54 2LF
Sold Sept 2011
£2,150,000Elm Cottage, Bourton Hill, Bourton On The Water, Cheltenham, GL54 2LF
Sold Jun 2005
£275,000Ivy Cottage, Bourton Hill, Bourton On The Water, Cheltenham, GL54 2LF
Sold Sept 2003
£325,000
Everything we know about Holly 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 Bourton Hill homes
On years held, Holly Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,650
Street avg £3,264
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 210 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 9.2 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
0.8 km
The Paddocks — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School. 3 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
43.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB