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About Sherborne Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Sherborne Cottage is a detached house in Bibury, Cirencester, Cirencester (GL7 5NR). It has a recorded floor area of 247 m² (around 2659 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 59), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in September 1998. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 15.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,275,000 sits 275% above the 1998 sale of £340,000. At 247 m² the property is well over the postcode median (117 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 8 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Sherborne Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F24
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
20.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Sherborne Cottage, Church Road, Bibury, Cirencester, GL7 5NR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Sherborne Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Feb 2022AmendmentApplication Permit
Non-material amendment to permission 99.01999 to improve rainwater disposal arrangement, raise height of existing stone plinth walls by 70 mm and reduce roof pitch from 45 degrees down to 37.5 degrees
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sherborne Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,275,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.5% per year over 2 years.
Last sold (1998)
£340,000
Growth on file: 15.5% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of Sherborne Cottage, Church Road, Bibury, Cirencester, GL7 5NR
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Versus other Church Road homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Sherborne Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
24 (F)
Street avg 42 (E)
Floor Area
247 m²
Street avg 165 m²
CO₂ Emissions
20.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Cirencester district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GL7 5NR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 20 points of interest in total.
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