56 Prestbury Road, Cheltenham, GL52 2DA
About 56 Prestbury Road
56 Prestbury Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Cheltenham (GL52 2DA). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 876 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. At 81 m² this is the 12th smallest of 20 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 54–260 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to D, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since January 2011, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £892,000 is 11.5% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£913/sq ft) was about 263.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Energy performance
56 Prestbury Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Apr 2019
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 19 April 2019
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £1,360 · Includes VAT
Planning history
56 Prestbury Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
56 Prestbury Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£892,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.2% per year over 14 years.
£800,000
Growth on file: 11.2% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
12 January 2011Most recent
£800,000
+8.8%over 1 year21 July 2009
£735,000
+122.7%over 9 years21 December 1999
£330,000
+78.4%over 2 years10 April 1997
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL52 2DA: £840,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in GL52 2DA
58 Prestbury Road, Cheltenham, GL52 2DA
Sold Jul 2024
£1,160,00034 Prestbury Road, Cheltenham, GL52 2DA
Sold Oct 2023
£920,00040 Prestbury Road, Cheltenham, GL52 2DA
Sold Aug 2021
£840,000Garden Flat, 36 Prestbury Road, Cheltenham, GL52 2DA
Sold Jun 2020
£205,00036 Prestbury Road, Cheltenham, GL52 2DA
Sold Oct 2019
£460,000
Versus other Prestbury Road homes
56 Prestbury Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£9,828
Street avg £7,068
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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
218/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Whaddon Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Dunalley Primary School. 20 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
51.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB







