Abbots Leigh, Mill Street, Prestbury, Cheltenham, GL52 3BG
About Abbots Leigh
Abbots Leigh is a five-bedroom detached house in Prestbury, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL52 3BG). It has a recorded floor area of 183 m² (around 1970 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band.
Held since May 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 183 m² the property is well over the postcode median (117 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £925,000 sits 285.4% above the 1997 sale of £240,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£122/sq ft) was about 55.6% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- LandYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
Abbots Leigh's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 15 April 2029
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Planning history
Planning history at Abbots Leigh is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
4 applications on record at Abbots Leigh, Mill Street, Prestbury, Cheltenham, GL52 3BG
- Jun 2004Tree WorksHeritageOutcome in report
Fell Poplar in front garden
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 04/00756/CACN
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksMar 2023Decision
- Tree WorksNov 2022Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Abbots Leigh's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£925,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£240,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 May 1997Most recent
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL52 3BG: £535,000 (2023–2023).
Nearby sales in GL52 3BG
2 Home Farm Court, Mill Street, Prestbury, Cheltenham, GL52 3BG
Sold Dec 2023
£535,000Vine Tree Cottage, Mill Street, Prestbury, Cheltenham, GL52 3BG
Sold Dec 2023
£625,500Church Court Cottages, Bredon, Mill Street, Prestbury, Cheltenham, GL52 3BG
Sold Sept 2023
£375,000Overbrook, Mill Street, Prestbury, Cheltenham, GL52 3BG
Sold May 2023
£890,000Southam Cottage, Mill Street, Prestbury, Cheltenham, GL52 3BG
Sold Jan 2023
£505,000
Versus other Mill Street homes
Price per m² for Abbots Leigh lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,311
Street avg £4,073
Floor Area
183 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.2 km
The Shop school stop — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior School. 11 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB







