Blacksmith Cottage, Shipton Oliffe, Cheltenham, GL54 4JF
About Blacksmith Cottage
Blacksmith Cottage is a detached house in Shipton Oliffe, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL54 4JF). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2003-2006. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 103), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in April 2005. Across 1997–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 21.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £408,000 sits 70% above the 2005 sale of £240,000. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 91 m² it's 23.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (119 m² median across 7 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at Blacksmith Cottage.
- Jun 2022FullIn report
Variation of Condition 4 (oak garage doors) of permission 19/03882/FUL convert existing car port into garage, to allow for roller door Condition Number(s): 4 Conditions(s) Removal: The driveway slopes down to the garage and despite attempts to grade it to even out the ground immediately in front of the garage it is not physically possible. This means that the garage doors cannot be forward opening doors and the garage is not wide enough or long enough for inward opening doors. The garage doors shall be a roller type door but painted in an oak effect and to be permanently retained as such thereafter.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/04108/FUL
- Dec 2019Garage ConversionFullIn report
Convert existing car port into garage
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/03882/FUL
What's in Blacksmith Cottage, Shipton Oliffe, Cheltenham, GL54 4JF's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Blacksmith Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£408,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 21.8% per year over 8 years.
£240,000
Growth on file: 21.8% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
7 April 2005Most recent
£240,000
+380.0%over 7 years29 April 1997
£50,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL54 4JF: £530,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in GL54 4JF
The Stable House, Shipton Oliffe, Cheltenham, GL54 4JF
Sold Sept 2025
£575,000Brookford Cottage, Shipton Oliffe, Cheltenham, GL54 4JF
Sold Aug 2025
£760,000Brookside Cottage, 4, Shipton Oliffe, Cheltenham, GL54 4JF
Sold Mar 2025
£250,000Hillview, Shipton Oliffe, Cheltenham, GL54 4JF
Sold Sept 2021
£530,0003 North Farm Cottages, Shipton Oliffe, Cheltenham, GL54 4JF
Sold May 2021
£1,075,000
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Versus the street
Blacksmith Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,637
Street avg £3,698
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 8.0 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
Village Hall School stop — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Andoversford 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
44.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB