Detached 2 sales on record

APRIL COTTAGE OLD HILL

LONGHOPE, FOREST OF DEAN, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL17 0PF

£540,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Zion Hill	0.1 miles
Shop	Unknown	0.5 miles
Train station	Parkend	8.2 miles
University	University of Gloucestershire City Campus	8.6 miles
Hospital	Great Oaks Hospice	8.6 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

139 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1950-1966

Last sold

£540,000 Apr 2026

Price per m²

£3,885/m²

Local average

£430,633 (15 sales)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 18/06/2025

Expiry date: 17/06/2035

Current heating cost: £1,709/year

Potential heating cost: £1,203/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £18,750

Recommendations

Increase loft insulation to 270 mm (£900 - £1,200)
Cavity wall insulation (£900 - £1,500)
Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	02/04/2026	£540,000	Detached	+86.2%	£534,060 to June 2026	View transaction
Sold	28/06/2022	£290,000	Detached	—	£302,862 to June 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£540,000
listed	18/07/2025	£550,000
sold	01/01/2022	£290,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
LILAC COTTAGE OLD HILL, LONGHOPE, FOREST OF DEAN, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL17 0PF	£400,000	31/10/2025	Detached
HILL COURT HOPES HILL, LONGHOPE, FOREST OF DEAN, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL17 0PG	£740,000	31/03/2022	Detached
FENESTRA OLD HILL, LONGHOPE, FOREST OF DEAN, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL17 0PF	£475,000	18/11/2021	Detached

Area average: £538,333 (3 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 69.5%

10y growth 61.6%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Forest of Dean. Series: Detached. As of June 2026.

1y (index) 1.3%

5y (index) 14.9%

10y (index) 52.6%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Forest of Dean. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £743/mo

Realistic £826/mo

Optimistic £909/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Forest of Dean.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Gloucester: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.15%

Max investor price (0.8%) £103,250

Target investor price (1%) £82,600

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

This location falls inside an HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygon.

Plot: ~826 m² (0.20 acres)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Total incidents	0

Within 1 mile during Jul 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Hope Brook CofE Primary School	Primary	1.1 miles	Good — 20 Jul 2011
Huntley Church of England Primary School	Primary	1.3 miles	Good — 27 Sep 2023
Dene Magna School	Secondary	1.7 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
Mitcheldean Endowed Primary School	Primary	1.9 miles	Good — 18 Apr 2012
Westbury-on-Severn Church of England Primary School	Primary	3.1 miles	Good — 10 Sep 2024

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.

# APRIL COTTAGE OLD HILL, LONGHOPE, FOREST OF DEAN, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL17 0PF

## Property details

- Slug: `9d46390` (address key hash: `9d46390bc216b9d0f80b48e495d0534abcf63361`)
- Postcode: GL17 0PF
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 139 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1950-1966
- Last sold: £540,000 Apr 2026
- Price per m²: £3,885/m²
- Local average: £430,633 (15 sales)

## Latest sale

- Price: £540,000
- Date: 2026-04-02
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 17/06/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,709/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £18,750

### Recommendations
- A (£900 - £1,200)
- B (£900 - £1,500)
- W1 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2682-1140-6185-5251-6113)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-04-02 | £540,000 | Detached | +86.2% | £534,060 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-0191-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2022-06-28 | £290,000 | Detached | — | £302,862 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/ffa361da-ccb4-8a03-e053-4804a8c01f61) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| APRIL COTTAGE OLD HILL, LONGHOPE, FOREST OF DEAN, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL17 0PF | £540,000 | 02/04/2026 | Detached |
| APRIL COTTAGE OLD HILL, LONGHOPE, FOREST OF DEAN, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL17 0PF | £290,000 | 28/06/2022 | Detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [164669462](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/5e77b6f)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £540,000 |
| listed | 2025-07-18 | £550,000 |
| sold | 2022-01-01 | £290,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| LILAC COTTAGE OLD HILL, LONGHOPE, FOREST OF DEAN, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL17 0PF | £400,000 | 31/10/2025 | Detached |
| HILL COURT HOPES HILL, LONGHOPE, FOREST OF DEAN, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL17 0PG | £740,000 | 31/03/2022 | Detached |
| FENESTRA OLD HILL, LONGHOPE, FOREST OF DEAN, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL17 0PF | £475,000 | 18/11/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £538,333 (3 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 69.5%
- **10y growth:** 61.6%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Forest of Dean; Detached series; as of June 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 1.3%
- **5y growth (index):** 14.9%
- **10y growth (index):** 52.6%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Forest of Dean). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £743/mo
- **Realistic:** £826/mo
- **Optimistic:** £909/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Gloucester (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.15% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £103,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £82,600

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on Area rent estimate.*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

- **Total incidents:** 0

*Within 1 mile during Jul 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Hope Brook CofE Primary School | Primary | 1.1 miles | Good — 20 Jul 2011 |
| Huntley Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.3 miles | Good — 27 Sep 2023 |
| Dene Magna School | Secondary | 1.7 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Mitcheldean Endowed Primary School | Primary | 1.9 miles | Good — 18 Apr 2012 |
| Westbury-on-Severn Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3.1 miles | Good — 10 Sep 2024 |