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161 Prestbury Road, Cheltenham, GL52 2DU

3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
125 m²
1345 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 41
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 161 Prestbury Road

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

161 Prestbury Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cheltenham (GL52 2DU). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a loft.

At 125 m² it's 15.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (109 m² median across 18 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£364/sq ft) was about 42.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £490,000 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • LoftYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingOff 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
Energy

Energy performance

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

161 Prestbury Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate
Aug 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 10 August 2030

3 years remaining
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 161 Prestbury Road, Cheltenham, GL52 2DU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

161 Prestbury Road has no planning applications on record.

2

But the area is active

2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 161 Prestbury Road has grown more than fourfold since the 2000 starting point.

Current estimate

£515,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£490,000

Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 November 2022Most recent

    £490,000

    +104.2%over 16 years

  2. 27 June 2006

    £240,000

    +163.7%over 6 years

  3. 8 January 2000

    £91,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in GL52 2DU: £495,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Prestbury Road homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

161 Prestbury Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,920

Street avg £3,396

Above

Floor Area

125 m²

Street avg 109 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

9.0 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 161 Prestbury Road

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

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · from £14.99

One time fee only - 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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£449k

1 Fairview Street

GL52 2JH

3 bed
£413k

1 Cordwainers Road

GL52 2DQ

3 bed2 bath
£321k

1 Albert Place

GL52 2HP

3 bed1 bath
£613k

1 Albert Court, Albert Road

GL52 2TN

4 bed2 bath
£680k

1 Clarence Road

GL52 2AY

2 bed1 bath
£348k

1 Ariel Lodge Road

GL52 2TA

2 bed1 bath
£784k

1 All Saints Villas Road

GL52 2HB

4 bed2 bath
£300k

1 All Saints Road

GL52 2EY

4 bed
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.
Full Cheltenham report

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.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area 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 2DU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for GL52 2DU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for GL52 2DU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.1dB

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

Common questions

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