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Buying at GL54 5EY

Before you offer on a home at GL54 5EY: the checks to raise with your surveyor and conveyancer, whether an asking price stands up against what sold nearby, how prices here have moved since 1995, what it costs to run a home, and a buyer's report for every home on the postcode.

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £380k. In Winchcombe & Washbourne.

1 to check3 clear£380k typical on Stanley Cottages

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderate, landslides significantBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.
Note
Conservation area: Gretton Conservation AreaChanges to the outside and work on trees usually need consent. Ask whether past alterations had permission.
Note
7 listed buildings within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.
Note
Noise above WHO guidelines: road 53 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
Clear
No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
Clear
No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.
Clear
Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Xoserve, UKHSA/BGS radon atlas, BGS GeoSure, Coal Authority, Environment Agency (© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026), Defra noise maps, Historic England, Ofcom, council planning registers (OGL). For a particular home, its buyer's report (below) adds tenure, energy rating, age and extensions.

Price

Is the asking price fair?

£380ktypical sale on Stanley Cottages, last 10 years

£4,133typical price per m² in Winchcombe & Washbourne

£4,060–£4,550per m² for homes at GL54 5EY sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £4,133 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £372k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

Trend

Prices in Winchcombe & Washbourne

Winchcombe & Washbourne

+58% over ten years (2015 to 2025).

Typical (median) sale price each year, all home types, HM Land Registry.

Comparables

What sold nearby in the last two years

Type	Sales	Typical	Range
Detached	131	£620k	£295k – £2.15m
Semi-detached	71	£385k	£138k – £980k
Terraced	44	£345k	£108k – £860k
Flat	11	£138k	£85k – £513k

Standard sales in Winchcombe & Washbourne. Every recent sale.

Running costs

What it costs to live here

A home's own band, energy rating and typical bills are in its buyer's report.

MHCLG council tax; Xoserve gas connections.

Supply

How often homes come up

2sales on Stanley Cottages in the last two years

257sales in Winchcombe & Washbourne in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at GL54 5EY

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1, Stanley CottagesSemi-detached	£380,000, Aug 2026	86 m²	Buyer's report →
4, Stanley CottagesTerraced	£175,000, Mar 2009	86 m²	Buyer's report →
5, Stanley CottagesSemi-detached	£92,000, Oct 1998	–	Buyer's report →
AbbotswyckDetached	£975,000, Jul 2007	–	Buyer's report →
Blythe CottageDetached	£330,000, Mar 2010	102 m²	Buyer's report →
Church AcreDetached	£400,000, Jun 2004	–	Buyer's report →
GreenlandsDetached	£280,000, Jan 2012	336 m²	Buyer's report →
InglenookDetached	£126,000, Mar 1998	–	Buyer's report →
Old ParsonageDetached	£382,500, Feb 2003	–	Buyer's report →
The HolliesDetached	£450,000, Oct 2025

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Buying at GL54 5EY

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £380k. In Winchcombe & Washbourne.

1 to check3 clear£380k typical on Stanley Cottages

Before you make an offer

Check

Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderate, landslides significantBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.

Note

Conservation area: Gretton Conservation AreaChanges to the outside and work on trees usually need consent. Ask whether past alterations had permission.

Note

7 listed buildings within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.

Note

Noise above WHO guidelines: road 53 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

Clear

No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.

Clear

No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.

Clear

Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Is the asking price fair?

£380ktypical sale on Stanley Cottages, last 10 years

£4,133typical price per m² in Winchcombe & Washbourne

£4,060–£4,550per m² for homes at GL54 5EY sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £4,133 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £372k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

What homes cost and rent in Winchcombe & Washbourne, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£216k	£138k	£900 a month	5.0%
2 beds	£319k	£268k	£1,090 a month	4.1%
3 beds	£398k	£323k	£1,370 a month	4.1%
4+ beds	£612k	£507k	£1,950 a month	3.8%
All homes	£453k	£338k	£1,270 a month	3.4%

Values: sales since 2021 of homes with an energy certificate (bedrooms estimated from its rooms), carried to today on the local price index; the cheaper quarter is what a quarter of them go for under. Rents are estimates: the council's typical private rent (ONS) adjusted for how values here compare. Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places