Orwell Villa, St Annes Road, Cheltenham, GL52 2SS
About Orwell Villa
Orwell Villa is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Cheltenham (GL52 2SS). It has a recorded floor area of 200 m² (around 2153 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 200 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. A recent sale: £840,000 in July 2025. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a basement excavation, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£390/sq ft) was about 156.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Orwell Villa's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2022BasementFullIn report
Excavation of area to front of property and installation of stairs to basement, installation of railings and change front bay window to door at basement level.
- Agent
- Dennis L Rayton Ltd
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/01128/FUL
- Oct 2002ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Rear upper storey extension and conservatory (revised plans received 2/10/02)
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 02/01305/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Orwell Villa was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£882,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 10 years.
£840,000
Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
3 July 2025Most recent
£840,000
+7.0%over 3 years28 April 2022
£785,000
+35.3%over 6 years4 August 2015
£580,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL52 2SS: £157,500 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in GL52 2SS
Flat A, 1 St Annes Road, Cheltenham, GL52 2SS
Sold May 2022
£157,500Sunnycroft, St Annes Road, Cheltenham, GL52 2SS
Sold Jun 2021
£775,000Cranbourne, St Annes Road, Cheltenham, GL52 2SS
Sold May 2021
£205,000Flat C, 1 St Annes Road, Cheltenham, GL52 2SS
Sold Sept 2016
£136,0002 Kenilworth Villas, St Annes Road, Cheltenham, GL52 2SS
Sold Jul 2015
£510,000
Versus other St Annes Road homes
Years Held for Orwell Villa lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,200
Street avg £2,045
Floor Area
200 m²
Street avg 166 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.8 t/year
Street avg 8.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Carlton Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St John's Church of England Primary School. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.9dB








