153 Prestbury Road, Cheltenham, GL52 2DU
About 153 Prestbury Road
153 Prestbury Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cheltenham (GL52 2DU). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2026) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in August 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Period features are noted in the property record.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2017–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £466,000 is 18.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£431/sq ft) was about 114.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 85 m² it's 23.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 18 EPCs). Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £394,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 12 January 2036
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 153 Prestbury Road.
1 application on record at 153 Prestbury Road, Cheltenham, GL52 2DU
- May 2015ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/00713/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£466,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 3 years.
£394,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
11 April 2021Most recent
£394,000
+19.4%over 3 years1 December 2017
£330,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL52 2DU: £495,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in GL52 2DU
157 Prestbury Road, Cheltenham, GL52 2DU
Sold Dec 2025
£495,000151 Prestbury Road, Cheltenham, GL52 2DU
Sold Nov 2023
£525,000171 Prestbury Road, Cheltenham, GL52 2DU
Sold Nov 2023
£530,000155 Prestbury Road, Cheltenham, GL52 2DU
Sold Nov 2022
£430,000161 Prestbury Road, Cheltenham, GL52 2DU
Sold Nov 2022
£490,000
Versus other Prestbury Road homes
Price per m² for 153 Prestbury Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,635
Street avg £3,348
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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
Cromwell Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Pittville School. 18 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

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