Folly Cottage, Notgrove Road, Cold Aston, Cheltenham, GL54 3BP
About Folly Cottage
Folly Cottage is a semi-detached house in Cold Aston, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL54 3BP). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Folly Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Folly Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
Folly Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£596,000
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.
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL54 3BP: £207,000 (2022–1995).
Nearby sales in GL54 3BP
Everything we know about Folly 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 Notgrove Road homes
Folly Cottage outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
43 (E)
Street avg 44 (E)
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 110 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 9.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 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
0.4 km
St Andrew's Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Cold Aston Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB