Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Orchard House, Farm Lane, Shurdington, Cheltenham, GL51 4XN
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
153 m²
1649 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Orchard House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Orchard House is a detached house in Shurdington, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL51 4XN). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1649 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since July 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 153 m² the property is well over the postcode median (116 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £698,000 sits 56.9% above the 2010 sale of £445,000.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Orchard House 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Apr 2020
Current Certificate
Apr 2010EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 11 April 2020
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Orchard House, Farm Lane, Shurdington, Cheltenham, GL51 4XN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Orchard House has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Orchard House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£698,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2010)
£445,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 July 2010Most recent
£445,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL51 4XN: £490,000 (2026–2020).
Nearby sales in GL51 4XN
Dever, Farm Lane, Shurdington, Cheltenham, GL51 4XN
Sold Jan 2026
£775,000Ashburn, Farm Lane, Shurdington, Cheltenham, GL51 4XN
Sold Jan 2023
£750,000Glendale, Farm Lane, Shurdington, Cheltenham, GL51 4XN
Sold May 2021
£490,000Vooroak, Farm Lane, Shurdington, Cheltenham, GL51 4XN
Sold Mar 2021
£375,0002 Myrtledene Cottages, Farm Lane, Shurdington, Cheltenham, GL51 4XN
Sold Jun 2020
£440,000
Versus other Farm Lane homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Orchard House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,905
Street avg £3,528
Floor Area
153 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Cheltenham district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
284/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Cheese Rollers — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Shurdington Church of England Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GL51 4XN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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