What type of property is Orchard View, Cowl Lane, GL54 5RA?

Orchard View, Cowl Lane, GL54 5RA is a detached house.

What was the last sold price for Orchard View, Cowl Lane, GL54 5RA?

Orchard View, Cowl Lane, GL54 5RA last sold for £325,000 in December 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £55,000 in July 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Orchard View, Cowl Lane, GL54 5RA changed over time?

Across 3 sales between July 1996 and December 2022, Orchard View, Cowl Lane, GL54 5RA rose from £55,000 to £325,000, a change of £270,000. That works out to roughly +7% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Orchard View, Cowl Lane, GL54 5RA?

The current EPC rating for Orchard View, Cowl Lane, GL54 5RA is E with a score of 54 out of 100, lodged in June 2022. It has dropped from a D recorded in July 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Orchard View, Cowl Lane, GL54 5RA?

Orchard View, Cowl Lane, GL54 5RA has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (807 sq ft). That makes it about 12% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in GL54 5RA. Source: EPC Register.

How is Orchard View, Cowl Lane, GL54 5RA heated?

The latest EPC at Orchard View, Cowl Lane, GL54 5RA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Orchard View, Cowl Lane, GL54 5RA?

Orchard View, Cowl Lane, GL54 5RA is in council tax band C.

Where is Orchard View, Cowl Lane, GL54 5RA located?

Orchard View, Cowl Lane, GL54 5RA sits in Winchcombe, Cheltenham, Cheltenham. It falls within the GL54 postcode district in Gloucestershire.

How safe is the area around Orchard View, Cowl Lane, GL54 5RA?

Police records around Orchard View, Cowl Lane, GL54 5RA show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 41% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Orchard View, Cowl Lane, GL54 5RA?

The closest primary school to Orchard View, Cowl Lane, GL54 5RA is Winchcombe Abbey Church of England Primary School (114m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Winchcombe School (1.1km).

What transport links are near Orchard View, Cowl Lane, GL54 5RA?

The closest bus stop to Orchard View, Cowl Lane, GL54 5RA is Library, 125m away. The nearest underground option is Winchcombe (Gloucs Warwicks Railway), 1.4km away.

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Orchard View, Cowl Lane, Winchcombe, Cheltenham, GL54 5RA

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

75 m²

807 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 54

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Orchard View

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Orchard View is a detached house in Winchcombe, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL54 5RA). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump.

At 75 m² it's 17.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (64 m² median across 14 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £372,000 is 14.5% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£403/sq ft) was about 85.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £325,000 in December 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jun 2022

EPC Rating

E54

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

4.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jun 2022from Jul 2012

EPC improved fromD68toE54

Low Energy Lighting

0%23%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Orchard View, Cowl Lane, Winchcombe, Cheltenham, GL54 5RA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Orchard View has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Orchard View has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£372,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£325,000

Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

2 December 2022Most recent
£325,000
+86.2%over 12 years
10 June 2010
£174,500
+217.3%over 13 years
31 July 1996
£55,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in GL54 5RA: £380,000 (2025–2018).

Nearby sales in GL54 5RA

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On the street

Versus other Cowl Lane homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Orchard View lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,333

Street avg £3,664

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Floor Area

75 m²

Street avg 109 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Cheltenham district page.

Full Cheltenham report

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

Library — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Winchcombe Abbey Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GL54 5RA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for GL54 5RA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.4dB

Low

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