The Nest, Southam Lane, Southam, Cheltenham, GL52 3PE
About The Nest
The Nest is a detached house in Southam, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL52 3PE). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 943 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2011) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 44). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £396,000 sits 68.5% above the 2016 sale of £235,000. At 88 m² it sits well below the postcode median (147 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in April 2016.
Energy performance
The Nest's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Feb 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Nest has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2021ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey
Prior approval application for the erection of an additional storey to the existing dwellinghouse.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00819/PDEAS
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£396,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.5% per year over 9 years.
£235,000
Growth on file: -0.5% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
13 April 2016Most recent
£235,000
-4.1%over 8 years24 July 2007
£245,000
Versus other Southam Lane homes
On epc rating, The Nest runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
27 (F)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 118 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
0.4 km
Southam Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Cleeve School. 11 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB








