# 3 bedroom end of terrace house for sale (GL7 5XS)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 5 BOXBUSH CLOSE, CIRENCESTER, SOUTH CERNEY, GLOUCESTERSHIRE GL7 5XS |
| Price | £290,000 |
| Bedrooms | 3 |
| Bathrooms | 1 |
| Council tax | C |
| Last sold | £285,000 Oct 2023 |

## Description

A charming village home located in a lovely location. In our opinion deceptively spacious throughout the house offers an open plan kitchen dining room which flows into the conservatory, sitting room, downstairs cloakroom, three good sized bedrooms and a family bathroom. You have a pleasant rear garden and parking to the front of the property.

South Cerney has a host of fantastic local amenities including pubs, an Indian restaurant, the Braai House deli & post office, a fish & chip shop, a chemist and doctor's surgery, vets,  village hall, two churches, a primary school, pre-school playgroup, and village shops. That's in addition to being in the heart of the Cotswold Water Park with countless lakes for all varieties of water sports. 

Commuting connections to London are abundant with direct trains to Paddington from Kemble (78 mins) 4 miles away or Swindon (58 mins) 12.5 miles away. The A419 gives access to the M4 Jct 15 (16 miles) whilst Cirencester is approx. 4 miles and Cheltenham 20 miles away. As well as the local village school there are a number of superb secondary schools in and around Cirencester along with fantastic private and grammar schools.

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## Floorplans

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## EPC Graphs

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## Sales History

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 5 BOXBUSH CLOSE, SOUTH CERNEY, CIRENCESTER, COTSWOLD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL7 5XS | £285,000 | 26/10/2023 | Terraced |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 28 THE LENNARDS, SOUTH CERNEY, CIRENCESTER, COTSWOLD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL7 5UX | £320,000 | 16/06/2023 | Terraced |
| 5 KINGFISHER PLACE, SOUTH CERNEY, CIRENCESTER, COTSWOLD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL7 5TG | £425,000 | 30/09/2022 | Terraced |
| 17 STATION ROAD, SOUTH CERNEY, CIRENCESTER, COTSWOLD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL7 5UE | £330,000 | 05/08/2022 | Terraced |
| 19 FIELD CLOSE, SOUTH CERNEY, CIRENCESTER, COTSWOLD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL7 5XQ | £300,000 | 27/05/2022 | Terraced |
| 4 FIELD CLOSE, SOUTH CERNEY, CIRENCESTER, COTSWOLD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL7 5XQ | £295,000 | 03/12/2021 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £334,000 (5 sales)

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £332,888 (48 Terraced, GL7, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** -12.9%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,136/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,262/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,388/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £997/mo

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Windrush Lake, GL7 | £3,750/mo | 3 | 0.97 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £3,750/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 1.29% (strong)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £468,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £375,000

*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 £3,750/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 15.5%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 6.4×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £2,208/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 31.5%

*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).*

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 17.2%
- **10y growth:** 26.1%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Cotswold; Terraced series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -0.3%
- **5y growth (index):** 9.8%
- **10y growth (index):** 29.5%

## Flood risk

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

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