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About Hinton Farm Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Hinton Farm Cottage is a detached house in Bibury, Cirencester, Cirencester (GL7 5NX). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 920 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2011) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 40). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since August 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 85 m² it sits well below the postcode median (194 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £627,000 sits 244.5% above the 1999 sale of £182,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£198/sq ft) was about 40% below the postcode norm. 9 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Hinton Farm Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Jan 2021
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Hinton Farm Cottage, Ablington, Bibury, Cirencester, GL7 5NX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at Hinton Farm Cottage.
- Sept 2018FullApplication Permit
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) to permission 16/02818/FUL - Erection of a garage/store outbuilding (Retrospective)
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Hinton Farm Cottage's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£627,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1999)
£182,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of Hinton Farm Cottage, Ablington, Bibury, Cirencester, GL7 5NX
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Versus other Ablington homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Hinton Farm Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
26 (F)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 308 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 10.2 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GL7 5NX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 21 points of interest in total.
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