Morningside Lodge, Idsall Drive, Prestbury, Cheltenham, GL52 3AX
About Morningside Lodge
Morningside Lodge is a detached house in Prestbury, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL52 3AX). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2010) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from August 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since December 1996 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 96 m² the property is well over the postcode median (49 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–1996, sale prices on this property compounded at 129.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £374,000 sits 181.2% above the 1996 sale of £133,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£129/sq ft) was about 52.4% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Morningside Lodge's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Aug 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Morningside Lodge has an approved front extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
Proposed front extension.
- Agent
- BRO Architecture
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/01832/FUL
- May 2018Tree WorksTreesIn report
Horse Chestnut - Crown reduction reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 2-3m.
- Agent
- Chris Arnold Tree Surgery
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00694/TPO
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for Morningside Lodge has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£374,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 129.7% per year over 2 years.
£133,000
Growth on file: 129.7% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
12 December 1996Most recent
£133,000
+192.3%over 10 months5 February 1996
£45,500
+51.7%over 11 months27 February 1995
£30,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL52 3AX: £625,000 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in GL52 3AX
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Sold Sept 2014
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Sold May 2013
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£84,950
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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








