Firtrees, Crippetts Lane, Leckhampton, Cheltenham, GL51 4XU
About Firtrees
Firtrees is a semi-detached house in Leckhampton, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL51 4XU). It has a recorded floor area of 253 m² (around 2723 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
Sold October 2021 for £1,100,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 253 m² it's 28.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (197 m² median across 3 EPCs). Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,263,000 is 14.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£404/sq ft) was about 95.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Firtrees's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £1,645 · Includes VAT
Planning history
Firtrees has no planning applications on record.
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
Price for Firtrees has grown more than fourfold since the 2002 starting point.
£1,263,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.7% per year over 20 years.
£1,100,000
Growth on file: 12.7% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
14 October 2021Most recent
£1,100,000
+25.7%over 11 years1 July 2010
£875,000
+101.1%over 4 years2 December 2005
£435,000
+316.7%over 3 years20 February 2002
£104,393
Median price across the last 4 sales in GL51 4XU: £480,250 (2017–1998).
Versus other Crippetts Lane homes
Firtrees outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,348
Street avg £2,832
Floor Area
253 m²
Street avg 194 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 8.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
4/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.1 km
Salterley Grange Turn — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Shurdington Church of England Primary School. 5 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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
40.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.1dB







