What kind of home is 5 Gloucester Place, GL52 2RJ?

5 Gloucester Place, GL52 2RJ is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 5 Gloucester Place, GL52 2RJ sell for?

5 Gloucester Place, GL52 2RJ last sold for £400,000 in May 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £200,600 in July 2019, so prices have been rising over 2 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 5 Gloucester Place, GL52 2RJ?

Across 2 sales between July 2019 and May 2021, 5 Gloucester Place, GL52 2RJ rose from £200,600 to £400,000, a change of £199,400. That works out to roughly +45.5% per year compounded over 2 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 5 Gloucester Place, GL52 2RJ?

The current EPC rating for 5 Gloucester Place, GL52 2RJ is E with a score of 42 out of 100, lodged in June 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Gloucester Place, GL52 2RJ?

5 Gloucester Place, GL52 2RJ has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (1,109 sq ft), around 52 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 78% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in GL52 2RJ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Gloucester Place, GL52 2RJ use?

The latest EPC at 5 Gloucester Place, GL52 2RJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 5 Gloucester Place, GL52 2RJ have?

5 Gloucester Place, GL52 2RJ has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in January 2020 under ref. 19/02393/FUL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Gloucester Place, GL52 2RJ?

5 Gloucester Place, GL52 2RJ is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 5 Gloucester Place, GL52 2RJ in?

5 Gloucester Place, GL52 2RJ sits in Cheltenham. It falls within the GL52 postcode district in Gloucestershire.

What is crime like near 5 Gloucester Place, GL52 2RJ?

Police records around 5 Gloucester Place, GL52 2RJ show an average of 218 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 31% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (24% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 5 Gloucester Place, GL52 2RJ?

The closest primary school to 5 Gloucester Place, GL52 2RJ is Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School (139m), one of 20 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Pittville School (1.2km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 5 Gloucester Place, GL52 2RJ?

The closest bus stop to 5 Gloucester Place, GL52 2RJ is Fairview Road, 121m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Gloucester Place, Cheltenham, GL52 2RJ

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

103 m²

1109 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 42

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 5 Gloucester Place

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

5 Gloucester Place is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Cheltenham (GL52 2RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump.

At 103 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2019–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 45.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£361/sq ft) was about 39.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2021 for £400,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

5 Gloucester Place sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate

Jun 2019

EPC Rating

E42

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

7.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 2 June 2029

2 years remaining

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

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Gloucester Place, Cheltenham, GL52 2RJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Gloucester Place has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 5 Gloucester Place, Cheltenham, GL52 2RJ

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Jan 2020
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Replacement single storey rear extension
Documents
8 docs on file
Reference
19/02393/FUL
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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.

Latest sale on 5 Gloucester Place was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£416,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 45.5% per year over 2 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£400,000

Growth on file: 45.5% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

13 May 2021Most recent
£400,000
+99.4%over 1 year
11 July 2019
£200,600

Median price across the last 5 sales in GL52 2RJ: £210,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in GL52 2RJ

On the street

Versus other Gloucester Place homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 5 Gloucester Place stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,883

Street avg £2,547

Strongly above

Floor Area

103 m²

Street avg 128 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

7.6 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Strongly below

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Similar properties nearby

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

£348k

1 Ariel Lodge Road

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1 Glenfall Street

GL52 2JA

2 bed1 bath

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1 Hartley Court, Pittville Circus Road

GL52 2QE

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1 Clarence Road

GL52 2AY

2 bed1 bath

£254k

1 Duke Of Wellington Court, Fishers Lane

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2 bed1 bath

£413k

1 Cordwainers Road

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£229k

1 Cotswold Lodge, Pittville Circus Road

GL52 2QP

2 bed1 bath

£225k

1 Fairhavens Court, Pittville Circus Road

GL52 2QR

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

0.1 km

Fairview Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School. 23 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for GL52 2RJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

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