Abbots Cottage, 1 High Street, Winchcombe, Cheltenham, GL54 5HT
About Abbots Cottage
Abbots Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Winchcombe, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL54 5HT). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (September 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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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
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Abbots Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Jun 2004RenovationHeritageIn report
Alterations and repairs to building (Grade II Listed Building Ref: No. 10/131)
Listed- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/00476/LBC
- Jun 2004FullIn report
Alterations and repairs to building in conjunction with its change of use to a dwelling.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/00469/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Abbots Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£313,000
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 2 sales in GL54 5HT: £217,500 (2017–1998).
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- Larger development activity nearby
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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
0.2 km
War Memorial — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Winchcombe Abbey Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB