1 Elm Court, Hillcourt Road, Cheltenham, GL52 3JU
About 1 Elm Court
1 Elm Court is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Cheltenham (GL52 3JU). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. At 63 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across 1 Elm Court (52–63 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (44 versus a best of 75). The latest certificate (October 2013) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). On the market in July 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years. Today's modelled estimate of £230,000 is 47.4% above the 2013 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Oct 2023
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history at 1 Elm Court is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Nov 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
T2 and T3 reduce (yews) trees by approximately 1-1.5 metres; T8 trim back to the previous reduction points.
- Agent
- S-D Treecare Ltd
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01960/TPO
- May 2018Tree WorksTreesIn report
Yew (T8) adjacent to garages- reduce by one third, as tree is started to out grow its space, and to improve the shape of the tree.
- Agent
- S-D Treecare Ltd
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00651/TPO
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Sales history & valuation
1 Elm Court valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£230,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£156,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 July 2013Most recent
£156,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL52 3JU: £218,500 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in GL52 3JU
4 Elm Court, Hillcourt Road, Cheltenham, GL52 3JU
Sold Aug 2025
£215,00015 Elm Court, Hillcourt Road, Cheltenham, GL52 3JU
Sold Jun 2025
£220,0002 Elm Court, Hillcourt Road, Cheltenham, GL52 3JU
Sold Mar 2025
£230,00026 Elm Court, Hillcourt Road, Cheltenham, GL52 3JU
Sold Nov 2024
£218,50023 Elm Court, Hillcourt Road, Cheltenham, GL52 3JU
Sold May 2024
£185,000
Versus other Hillcourt Road homes
1 Elm Court is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,476
Street avg £2,608
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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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
0.0 km
Pittville Student Village — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Pittville School. 15 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB








