Folly Farm Cottage, Notgrove Road, Cold Aston, Cheltenham, GL54 3BP
About Folly Farm Cottage
Folly Farm Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cold Aston, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL54 3BP). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views and outbuildings. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £595,000 is 41.7% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£300/sq ft) was about 199.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2019 at £420,000.
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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
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
- OutbuildingsYes
- Notable viewsYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Energy performance
Folly Farm Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at Folly Farm Cottage.
- Apr 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension
- Agent
- Mr Iain Burnaby-Smith
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01113/FUL
- Nov 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Two single storey extensions
- Reference
- 03/02664/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Folly Farm 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
Folly Farm Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£595,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£420,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 July 2019Most recent
£420,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL54 3BP: £185,000 (2022–1995).
Everything we know about Folly Farm 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
EPC Rating
48 (E)
Street avg 43 (E)
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 111 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 9.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB