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Whistling Down Cottage, Stockwell Lane, Cleeve Hill, Cheltenham, GL52 3PU

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
105 m²
1130 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 38
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Whistling Down Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Whistling Down Cottage is a detached house in Cleeve Hill, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL52 3PU). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on smokeless coal.

At 105 m² it sits well below the postcode median (183 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.

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Everything you need to know about Whistling Down Cottage

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Whistling Down Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F38
G
Main Heating
—
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Whistling Down Cottage, Stockwell Lane, Cleeve Hill, Cheltenham, GL52 3PU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Whistling Down Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Whistling Down Cottage

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Whistling Down Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£754,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in GL52 3PU: £1,110,000 (2024–2019).

On the street

Versus other Stockwell Lane homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, Whistling Down Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

38 (F)

Street avg 60 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

105 m²

Street avg 188 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

13.0 t/year

Street avg 7.8 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Whistling Down Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£765k

1 Albert Drive

GL52 3JH

4 bed2 bath
£682k

1 Flora Close

GL52 3HY

£856k

1 Clover Drive

GL52 3JR

£885k

1 Coronation Road, Prestbury

GL52 3DA

£639k

1 Atlas Court, Idsall Drive, Prestbury

GL52 3BX

4 bed3 bath
£599k

1 Chase View

GL52 3AL

4 bed
£586k

1 Acacia Close, Prestbury

GL52 3EQ

3 bed1 bath
£579k

1 Chelbury Mews, Prestbury Road

GL52 3ER

3 bed2 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Cheltenham district page.
Full Cheltenham report

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

0.3 km

Stockwell Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

1.5 km

Woodmancote School. 5 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GL52 3PU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for GL52 3PU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for GL52 3PU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Whistling Down Cottage, Stockwell Lane, Cleeve Hill, Cheltenham, GL52 3PU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.