1 Upper Folly, Paxford, Chipping Campden, GL55 6XG
About 1 Upper Folly
1 Upper Folly is a semi-detached house in Paxford, Chipping Campden, Chipping Campden (GL55 6XG). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2017 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 109), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 77 m² it sits well below the postcode median (118 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £486,000 is 38.9% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£422/sq ft) was about 67.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2020 at £350,000.
Energy performance
1 Upper Folly's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
- Dec 2021PorchFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
New two storey extension, removal of existing part glazed porch, new stone porch, internal alterations to existing rear extension and replacement of first floor windows
ExtensionNew Windows- Documents
- 32 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/04667/FUL
- Jul 2021FullIn report
Replacement of existing fence and erection of a new single garage
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/04597/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£486,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£350,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 February 2020Most recent
£350,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in GL55 6XG: £320,000 (2020–2015).
Versus the street
EPC Rating for 1 Upper Folly runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,545
Street avg £3,254
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 11.2 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Village Hall — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
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
37.5dB







