Hope House, Idsall Drive, Prestbury, Cheltenham, GL52 3AX
About Hope House
Hope House is a detached house in Prestbury, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL52 3AX). It has a recorded floor area of 174 m² (around 1873 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 174 m² the property is well over the postcode median (49 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2015–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£507/sq ft) was about 186.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Sold October 2023 for £950,000.
Energy performance
Hope House ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Jul 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
Planning history at Hope House is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- May 2023Tree WorksHeritageIn report
T.1 Box elder - cut back branches to boundary
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00842/CACN
- Aug 2016Tree WorksHeritageIn report
5 DAY NOTICE - fell dead Silver Birch
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/01381/CACN
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Hope House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£940,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 8 years.
£950,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
23 October 2023Most recent
£950,000
+27.9%over 5 years20 September 2018
£742,500
+18.8%over 2 years15 October 2015
£625,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL52 3AX: £122,000 (2024–2005).
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Sold May 2013
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Sold Jun 2002
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
War Memorial — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB








