Forge Cottage, Arlington Green, Bibury, Cirencester, GL7 5NE

Forge Cottage is a detached house in Bibury, Cirencester, Cirencester (GL7 5NE). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1927 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on oil.

Held since June 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £858,000 sits 217.8% above the 2002 sale of £270,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£140/sq ft) was about 65.5% below the postcode norm. At 179 m² the property is well over the postcode median (130 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 9 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, an annexe and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.