# 71 BISHOPS CASTLE WAY, GLOUCESTER, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL1 4DP

## Property details

- Slug: `e1b9034` (address key hash: `e1b903427a78ac61b7c873f0163290b8826ef36e`)
- Postcode: GL1 4DP
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Leasehold
- Property type: Flat
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 50 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1996-2002
- Last sold: £126,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £2,520/m²
- Local average: £138,573 (55 sales)

## Latest sale

- Price: £126,000
- Date: 2026-03-05
- Type: F
- Tenure: L

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 29/09/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £568/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £2,850

### Recommendations
- L2 (£1,200 - £2,400)
- Y (£600 - £1,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/7108-3055-8201-7055-1204)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-05 | £126,000 | Flat | +29.2% | £127,190 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-2c26-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2019-11-14 | £97,500 | Flat | — | £111,000 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/9b361206-3d7c-1904-e053-6b04a8c0eeb5) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 71 BISHOPS CASTLE WAY, GLOUCESTER, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL1 4DP | £126,000 | 05/03/2026 | Flat |
| 71 BISHOPS CASTLE WAY, GLOUCESTER, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL1 4DP | £97,500 | 14/11/2019 | Flat |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [74997418](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/c370727)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £126,000 |
| listed | 2019-10-24 | £100,000 |
| sold | 2019-01-01 | £97,500 |
| sold | 2003-01-01 | £106,500 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 31 OVERBURY ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL1 4EA | £92,000 | 08/07/2022 | Flat |
| 21 BISHOPS CASTLE WAY, GLOUCESTER, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL1 4DP | £110,000 | 22/04/2022 | Flat |
| 11 BISHOPS CASTLE WAY, GLOUCESTER, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL1 4DP | £96,500 | 23/07/2021 | Flat |

**Area average:** £99,500 (3 sales)

## For sale comparables

*Active for-sale listings within 1 mile, matched to the same property type and bedroom count.*

| Address | Price | Beds | Type | Distance |
|---------|-------|------|------|----------|
| [Vestry Gardens, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL4](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/203c34a) | £140,000 | 2 | Flat | 0.58 mi |

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 13%
- **10y growth:** 16.6%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Gloucester; Flats and maisonettes series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -0.3%
- **5y growth (index):** 7.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 32.1%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £995/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,105/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,216/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 2-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Flat, London Road, GL1 | £845/mo | 1 | 0.85 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £845/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.67% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £105,625
- **Target investor price (1%):** £84,500

*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 OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £845/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 8%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 12.4×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £239/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 7.9%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[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 May 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| St James' Church of England Junior School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Requires improvement — 9 Nov 2021 |
| Hatherley Infant School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 13 Mar 2024 |
| Al Ashraf Primary School | Other | 0.4 miles | Good — 12 May 2020 |
| Widden Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Requires improvement — 18 May 2022 |
| Tredworth Infant and Nursery Academy | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 18 May 2023 |