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139 Prestbury Road, Cheltenham, GL52 2DT

14 planning records
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
79 m²
850 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 139 Prestbury Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

139 Prestbury Road is an end-of-terrace house in Cheltenham (GL52 2DT). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.

Today's modelled estimate of £281,000 sits 56.1% above the 2022 sale of £180,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£212/sq ft) was about 27% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 14 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include subdivision and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 79 m² it's 19.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 7 EPCs). Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £180,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 139 Prestbury Road

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Jun 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2009from Oct 2008
Heating Controls
FullProg + TRVs

Heating controls changed

Walls
Very PoorPoor

Wall insulation improved

Roof Insulation
UninsulatedPartial

Roof insulation improved

Jun 2022from Aug 2009
Windows
AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 139 Prestbury Road, Cheltenham, GL52 2DT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.

  1. Mar 2021
    Full
    In report

    Construction of car ports; at 139 Prestbury Road and 3 Cromwell Road, replacement of sliding gate with pedestrian gate; rendering of brick walls

    Agent
    Sutton Cox Architects
    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    21/00124/FUL
    View planning record
  2. Dec 2018
    Amendment
    In report

    Application for a Lawful Development for an Existing Use or Operation for the subdivision of 139 Prestbury Road and associated operational development to form two residential (C3) planning units

    Agent
    Hunter Page Planning Ltd
    Retrospective
    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    18/02134/CLEUD
    View planning record
Before you offer

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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£281,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£180,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 May 2022Most recent

    £180,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in GL52 2DT: £320,000 (2025–2016).

On the street

Versus other Prestbury Road homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 139 Prestbury Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,278

Street avg £2,733

On par

Floor Area

79 m²

Street avg 97 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 139 Prestbury Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearbyEnvironmental risk flagged
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Area

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

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Cromwell Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Pittville School. 19 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GL52 2DT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for GL52 2DT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for GL52 2DT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 139 Prestbury Road, Cheltenham, GL52 2DT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.